Hot Pepper, Aji Crystal (Organic)
Capsicum baccatum. Very Hot. 90 days.
One of the few varieties of peppers that is said to be more flavorful when under-ripe than when fully mature. 3-4” long fruit are a unique light-yellow-green when under-ripe and have a flavor somewhat reminiscent of a very spicy grapefruit. Since fruit is harvested immature, the plant will continue to produce – up to 90 fruit per plant! Makes a great pickle and is also tasty when fully ripened to an orange-red color. Since this is a C. baccatum species, you can safely save seeds on nearby sweet peppers without danger of cross-pollination. Originally from Curico, Chile, this seed comes to us from the Seed Savers Exchange.
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Sow indoors in flats with good potting soil as early as February, but no later than April. Keep warm and well-watered. Up pot seedlings into 4” pots when they have their first two true leaves. Transplant out into the garden after danger of frost has passed, typically late May in western Oregon.
Seed Saving
To save seed, wait until fruit is fully ripe. Remove seeds from fruit and dry. Isolate from other pepper varieties of the same species by at least 500 feet.
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