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Chilli Pepper Tabasco Seeds
Chilli Seeds from Sow Seeds Ltd
Tabasco chillies are used to make the famous Tabasco hot chilli sauce which has a dry smoky taste so useful for spicing up & adding flavour to food.
Tabasco is a Capsicum frutescens which is a wild chilli pepper having genetic proximity to the cultivated pepper Capsicum sinense native to Central and South America. Pepper cultivars of C. frutescens can be annual or short-lived perennial plants. Flowers are white with a greenish white or greenish yellow corolla, and are either insect- or self-pollinated.
Typically, the pods are small and tend to have an ellipsoid-conical shape. Frutescens plants are compact with short stubby growth and a large number of flowers, making them an ideal choice for container gardening.
Capsicum frutescens is a PERENNIAL growing to 1m by 0.6 m. It is hardy to UK zone 9 and is frost tender. It is in flower from August to September. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs).
Tabasco chilli plants are very pretty as the peppers mature at different stages and ripen from greeny-yellow to orange to red. The very hot small chillies are held upright on the plant and measure 2.5-3cm long by 1cm. They taste great fresh but are also excellent dried. It does mature late therefore sow early to ensure good yields. A great variety for connoisseurs.
PLEASE NOTE - we do not recommend growing chillies on a windowsill, especially the hotter varieties. Chillies need a constant and consistent temperature to germinate and windowsills above radiators do not provide the ideal conditions.
Tabasco Chilli Seed Information
| Seeds Per Pack: | 10 |
| Sow Hot Scale: |
 
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| Scoville Rating: | 30,000 - 50,000 SHU (View the Scoville Scale) |
| When to Sow: | January - April |
| Time to Fruit: | 90 days |
| Harvest: | August - October |
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All orders are dispatched the next working day and are delivered either via Royal Mail 2nd Class Delivery (3-5 working day service) or 48 Hour Parcel Courier (depending on size and weight). These delivery times shown are to be used as a guide and are not guaranteed.
Please note, we are unable to deliver seeds to countries outside the UK. Due to new BREXIT regulations, we can no longer supply to the Republic of Ireland, sorry.
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