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| Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic |
| Fruit: | Showy |
| Uses: | Vegetable Suitable as Annual |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Days to germinate: 10-21 Depth to plant seed: 1/4" |
Looking for Magic: Cayenne PepperAunt Bett always said, "Look for the magic that hides in plants, look real close and you'll find it." Cayenne pepper, HOT! On a hot scale of one to five, I'd rank it close to a six, it's that powerful. Even so, it too contains magic; let's find it.
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| Posted by BookerC1 (Mackinaw, IL - Zone 5a) on Aug 22, 2014 10:31 PM This is a HOT pepper! With a Scoville rating of 30,000-50,000, this isn't for the hot pepper novice. (For comparison, a jalapeno rates at 2,500-5,000 on the Scoville Heat Scale.) Despite the heat, this pepper still manages to deliver flavor as well. This pepper is commonly dried and ground, and it requires only a little shake to add a lot of heat to your chili. [ Reply to this comment | |
| p1mkw | On March 15, 2010 | Plant emerged |
| p1mkw | On March 8, 2010 | Seeds sown |
| Pegleg84 | On March 31, 2016 | Seeds germinated |
| Pegleg84 | On March 18, 2016 | Seeds sown in peat pellets, office window |
| HydroVegetables | On July 4, 2017 | Bloomed Peppers bloomed on 04 JUL 2017. The three plants were put into a hydroponic DWC with air line. The plants are from Plants are 5 – 10 inches in height, and 4 wide. The plants would have been very large, but I have always trimmed any leaf over 4 inches since it was seeded. |
| HydroVegetables | On May 1, 2017 | Seeds sown Peppers were seeded in rockwool. |
| Thread Title | Last Reply | Replies |
|---|---|---|
| Chillies by andym81 | Apr 27, 2019 2:32 PM | 10 |
| Looking for hot pepper pods or seeds by Dontrell | Aug 31, 2017 7:30 PM | 5 |
| Healthy eating by gasrocks | Apr 17, 2020 6:40 AM | 1,861 |
| Extra Hot peppers by cycadjungle | Oct 5, 2016 7:28 AM | 564 |
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