Capsicum Annuum 'Hot Guajillo Pepper'
Chilli 'Hot Guajillo Pepper'
A small upright shrub with glossy green leaves of varying sizes depending on the variety. Chillies tend to be long, narrow, tapering fruit. The single flowers are an off-white (sometimes purplish) colour while the stem is densely branched. 'Hot Guajillo Pepper' is extensively used in Mexican cooking (rating 2,500 to 5,000 on the Scoville scale). The tapering fruit turn from green to red
Contributed by @bashketchum
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Full sun
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Occasional watering
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A little frost hardy: 32F (0°C)
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Free draining and fertile
Common name
Chilli 'Hot Guajillo Pepper'
Latin name
Capsicum Annuum 'Hot Guajillo Pepper'
type
Vegetable
family
Solanaceae
ph
5.0 - 7.0 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun
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Frost
A little frost hardy: 32F (0°C)
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Soil
Free draining and fertile
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Water
Occasional watering
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When to harvest
full grown dimensions
0.40 M
0.60 M
Capsicum Annuum 'Hot Guajillo Pepper'
A small upright shrub with glossy green leaves of varying sizes depending on the variety. Chillies tend to be long, narrow, tapering fruit. The single flowers are an off-white (sometimes purplish) colour while the stem is densely branched. 'Hot Guajillo Pepper' is extensively used in Mexican cooking (rating 2,500 to 5,000 on the Scoville scale). The tapering fruit turn from green to red
Planting
From Mid Spring TO Late Spring
Plant container grown chillies in the greenhouse border when large enough to handle, about 2ft between plants
Propagation by seed in spring
From Mid Spring TO Late Spring
Sow seed in divided trays in early spring under glass in heat. Plant out in greenhouse border when risk of frost is passed.
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