Lemon Drop Chilli Seeds

Product Description:

A popular hot seasoning pepper from Peru. It’s a very popular pepper due to its Citrus-Tangy flavour and colour. The pods measure 4-7cm long, each chilli ripens from lime green to bright yellow which makes it more attractive.

When cut they do smell and taste like lemons. These bright yellow pods fill your garden with beautiful colours which makes it great pepper to grow at home.

Quick Facts:

• Botanical Name: Capsicum baccatum
• Common name: Lemon Drop, Aji Lemon
• Fruit colour: Bright yellow
• Fruit size: 5-7 Cm
• Life Cycle: perennial
• Plant length: 3-4 ft
• Scoville Rating: 15,000 – 40,000 SHUs
• Germination Rate: 70%
• Days to Maturity: 100 days approx.
• Difficulty level: Easy

Lemon Drop Pepper Care:

• Sunlight Requirement: Pepper required full sunlight.
• Sowing: Sow seeds on the surface and cover them with a sprinkling of soil, or in a container.
• Soil: Requires fertile soil in a well-drained location in the garden, add perlite and vermicompost for better yield.
• Fertilizer: Fertilize every two weeks with half-strength liquid fertilizer beginning when blooms appear.
• Watering: Water well during dry and hot spells, soil should stay moist but not overwatering.
• Good intercropping partners: Lettuce, Spinach, rosemary, and sage.