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Chilli Pepper 'Hot Shakira'

Name: Chilli Pepper 'Hot Shakira'
Brand: Sarah Raven
SKU: 110421CPHS
Price: 4 GBP
Availability: InStock

The best-performing chilli in our trials, producing HUGE amounts of fruit over an incredibly long season.

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Tried & tested by Sarah

Super productive variety

Easy to grow

Best-performing chilli in our trials, producing HUGE amounts of fruit over an incredibly long season

The fruit is big, juicy, and sweet, and if you remove the seeds, it’s not hot, so, like a red pepper, becomes multi-purpose in the kitchen.

Type: Edible Crop
Position: Kitchen Garden
Soil: Broad Tolerance
Height: 90cm (36in)
Common name: Chilli Pepper (Jalopeno)
Moisture: Moist but Well-drained
Aspect: Full Sun
Spread: 45cm (18in)
Cultivation: Sow under cover late February-early March in modules, for planting May-June once plants are 10cm tall and first flowers have appeared. Most peppers do best grown indoors but can be planted outside in a sunny, sheltered spot after the last frosts.

Grow in a greenhouse, in pots or in the ground. If planting outside, leave cloche in place for 2 weeks after planting to allow plants to settle in.