Capsicum annuum

Yellow chili Peppers have a smooth texture and will spice up any meal. These peppers offer a sweet peppery flavour and a heat that can vary from 30 000 to 50 000 Scoville heat units (comparable to tabasco and cayenne).

Sprouts in: 2 - 3 weeks

Harvest in: 4 - 18 weeks

• Yellow chili Pepper grows best at 18 - 30 °C / 64 - 86 °F.

• Chilies are a bit slow to germinate, so it might take a while, up to 2 weeks. You can speed up the process by raising the temperature to 26 ℃ / 79 ℉.

• Decrease the number of chili plants to one per refill to ensure enough space for the plant to grow. You can find more info and a video about thinning here.

• Do not not cut or prune your chili plant. It will form flowers to the tip of the plant.

• Once your chili is flowering, the blossoms need to be pollinated. To help blossoms pollinate, gently shake your plant or use a clean paint brush to move pollen from one blossom to the next. You can also pollinate with your fingertip. Guide to pollination can be found here.

• Chilies need some time to ripen, up to 90 to 120 days from planting the pods. Caring for the plant during this time consists of cleaning the plant from wilted leaves and dead flowers.

• Yellow chili pepper ripens from green colour to yellow (orange), but is edible and already has heat while it's green.

• Once the fruits have ripened, the plant will slowly start to degrade. The chili pod has fulfilled its purpose to produce little chilies.

• If you feel a true affection to your chili plant after harvesting its fruits, feel free to prune it and repot your plant to a bigger pot with some fresh soil and create your very own chili bonsai - why not to start a new hobby.

• Warning! The leaves and seeds of the chili can be hot too. It's always a good precaution to wash your hands after touching the chili plant. It’s also not a wise decision to scratch your eye or other gentle body parts after dealing with chili plants.

• Note, yellow chili may grow too tall for Smart Herb Garden, and the Smart Garden may need 2 extensions, has great height in Wall Farms and needs no support.