Seeds Chili Trinidad Moruga Scorpion (Capsicum chinense)

Chili - `Trinidad Moruga Scorpion` / 10 - 15 seeds

(Capsicum chinensis)

The almost hottest chili in the world - "Hell - hell hot" or - you don't necessarily have to try everything!

Interesting facts: The Trindad Scorpion is one of the top 10 hot fruits and is the second hottest chili in the world. It has a spiciness level of 10 or 1.5 million Scoville. Hot is a huge understatement, but this variety is still considered tasty and delicious and is used, among other things, for making chili sauces - chili oil or in stews.

This easy-to-grow variety from the Caribbean forms small lantern-like fruits with a point. The size is about the same as a golf ball. The plant grows bushy and dense. It reaches a height of 70 - 90 cm. The pods of the Trindad Scorpion take 90-110 days to grow. They ripen from green to red and can then be harvested. A permanent location in the apartment is also possible. Care must be taken when harvesting and processing! You should always wear gloves when harvesting, as the capsaicin contained in the fruit can cause severe skin irritation and even destroy latex gloves.

Give the young plants suitable fertilizer at the beginning of May. Special tomato and pepper fertilizer has a long-term effect and can be easily worked into the nutrient-rich soil. The location should be bright to sunny and warm. The more sunlight the plants get, the better they thrive - 5 hours of sun per day is ideal, but this might be difficult here. Water plenty and the water temperature should not be below 14°C. At night the temperature should not fall below 12°C. Chili plants always look neat and become even more beautiful when the fruits turn from green to red in late summer/early autumn or decorate the balcony or terrace in yellow or dark purple. Then the harvest takes place and you can use this versatile species. Enjoy your meal - if possible!

Before sowing, moisten the soil, sprinkle seeds on it, cover it very thinly and press it down lightly. At 20°-26°C the seeds germinate after 8-14 days. You can also just press the seeds onto the soil, as they are light germinators.

The germination rate is around 90% and only decreases very slowly.