Red Scotch Bonnet Pepper Seeds (20)

Red Scotch Bonnet Pepper Seeds (Capsicum chinense) 20 seeds

The Scotch bonnet1, or Scotch pepper, also called bonda man jak in the Caribbean islands, is a variety of chili pepper named for its resemblance to a tam o' shanter2,3. It is ubiquitous in West Africa as well as the Caribbean. Like the closely related habanero pepper, this Scotch pepper has a Scoville rating of 100,000 to 350,000. For comparison, most jalapeño peppers have a Scoville rating of 2,500 to 8,000. However, non-hot varieties of Scotch bonnet called "veggie peppers," or "cachucha," are grown in some Caribbean islands.

Fruits in the shape of a wrinkled lantern, 3 to 5 cm long.
Ripens from green to red in 120 days.
White flower.
Compact plant 60 to 90 cm high with green foliage and stems.
Fruity Habanero type flavor.

Sow in February-March in pots of fine seed compost in a heated greenhouse (25°C). Peppers need a high temperature at the beginning of their development as well as a little humidity but not too much. Germination within 3 weeks.
Replant in May in deep, loose soil, in a warm, sunny location, sheltered from the wind, 50 cm in all directions. Hoeing, watering and mulching.
If you do not live in a warm region, growing in a greenhouse is highly recommended.

Peppers will appreciate cohabitation with other nightshades: Peruvian ground cover, Balbis nightshade, peppers, tomatoes, etc.

5 to 6 months after sowing approximately when the peppers are fully ripe.
Pick as needed or dry in the sun or oven.

Reproducible seeds harvested exclusively in the Pot'à'Jo garden, a horticultural and permaculture market garden of 1500m². Everything is cultivated there with deep respect for nature and their inhabitants. I have been growing my own seeds from seed to seed for years.