SEED TYPE : Open Pollinated, Traditional

PLANT TYPE : Annual

FRUIT COLOR :  Purple

SOWING TIME: Summer Season

SOWING METHOD : Directly from Seed / Transplanting

GERMINATION TIME : 6 – 8 Days

GROWING CONTAINER : 12 inch height pot / Garden bed

GROWING MEDIA : 1 part  Garden soil 1 part Cocopeat 1 part Vermicompost

FRUITING : 70 – 80 Days After Sowing

DESCRIPTION :

Bird’s eye chillies are perennial with small, tiny, pointy peppers that are red when they are matured but are hot and spicy. They are green in colour when unripe but can still be eaten and orange or purple depending on their maturity. Bird’s eye chillies contain the highest amount of capsaicin.

Wet the seeds nicely and sow them in soil at a depth of about 2-3 cms. The chilli seeds will germinate in about 1 week. Water them every alternate day, keep the soil moist and make sure they are not exposed to harsh winds or strong sun.ks from the day of sowing. Fruits will be of 2-3 inches in length.

Chilli plants usually require an airy soil which is well drained. Add a little bit of compost to it and give it a good mix. Keep the soil moist but don’t overwater it. Water every alternate day or every 2 days depending on the weather. Make sure there is a wet-dry-wet-dry cycle of watering. It will germinate and you’ll see two small leaves on the surface of the soil within 7-10 days of planting the seeds.
Keep watering them every alternate day and make sure they’re exposed to 4-6 hours of sunlight daily.

Regularly water and nourish the plant and the chillies will grow bigger and bigger. The bigger they are the more potent their spiciness is.
Once the chill is about 5-7 cms long you can pluck it to cook with it.