This compact variety is the fastest maturing UK chilli we’ve seen! Chilli Pepper ‘Quick Fire’ is an ornamental and edible chilli perfect for patio pots and sunny windowsills and will mature in as little as 65 days from sowing. Conical fruits grow upright on the plant, changing from green to red as they mature and fruiting for up to 3 months. This hot chilli has an SHU (Scoville Rating) of 40,000 and is perfect for growing year-round in a heated glasshouse or on a sunny windowsill by sowing successionally from January to June.Height and spread: 15cm (6in).
Sowing Information
Sow Chilli Pepper seeds on the surface of a good, free-draining, damp, seed sowing mix and cover with a fine sprinkling of compost or vermiculite. Place seed trays in a propagator at a temperature of 18-20C (64-68F) for up to 14 days. Do not exclude light as this helps germination.
When seedlings are large enough to handle, transplant into individual 7.5cm (3”) pots of compost. When plants are well grown and all risk of frost has passed, transplant them into grow bags and containers, or plant them in well prepared beds of fertile, moist, well drained soil in a sunny position at a spacing of 45cm (18”) apart. Chilli peppers may be grown undercover in a greenhouse or polytunnel, or grown outdoors in a sheltered position in full sun. When growing chilli peppers outdoors, gradually acclimatise them to outdoor conditions over a period of 7 to 10 days prior to transplanting them.
