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Here is the Chilhuacle Negro Pepper, Capsicum annuum, Scoville units: 900 - 2000 SHU. The Chilhuacle Negro Pepper originates form Oaxaca, Mexico and grows only in the CaƱada valley in Oaxaca and used throughout central America. The existence of this pepper is in danger of disappearing from the market place due to high production cost and lower production rates. It is used to make MOLE in Mexico. When dried, this pepper has a strong aroma of cocoa! Pods dry on the plants easy and made into a powder. Peppers can get to 3.5 inches and about a dozen peppers per plant but may produce more under the right conditions. You can Grow it as an ornamental, or in the vegetable garden, or both! Open pollinated, 95+ days for fully ripe fruits.
Chilhuacle Negro Pepper
Quantity
10 seeds
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GERMINATION INFO
Peppers require a long warm season to produce fruits, taking from 58 to 100 days to mature. Although grown as an annual throughout most of the country, peppers survive as perennials in U.S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones 9b, 10 and 11. Ornamental, sweet and hot peppers all require the same conditions for germination and fruit production.
1. Start pepper seeds six to eight weeks before you plan to plant them outside. Use planting trays or pots with drainage holes and a separate water tray to allow excess moisture to drain.
2. Wash planting trays or pots with hot water and soap. Mix nine parts water with one part bleach and rinse the containers with the mixture to remove any bacteria and fungus.
3. Fill the planting container with seed starting mix. Use a packaged soilless blend or make your own using one-third peat, one-third sand and one-third vermiculite.
4. Broadcast the pepper seeds across the seed starting medium. Cover them with a light layer of the medium about twice as thick as the seed width.
5. Mist the planted container with room temperature water until the starting mix feels damp all the way through. Cover the tray or pots with a humidity dome or plastic film.
6. Place the planters in a warm location. Pepper seeds need temperatures around 70 to 80 degrees F to germinate. Use a seed starting heat mat with thermostat to ensure consistent and accurate temperatures.
7. Check the peppers daily for moisture levels and seedlings. Mist as needed to keep the soilless mix moist. Germination takes seven to 14 days for most varieties of peppers. Remove the plastic cover when seedlings appear.