Fish Pepper ( LIVE PLANT) HEIRLOOM, READY FOR YOUR GARDEN

Fish Pepper PLANT (Capsicum annuum),Organic- Scoville Units: 5000 ~ 30.000!
An Heirloom Considered By Many To Be The Best Variety To Use When Cooking Fish and Shellfish.
80 days. Capsicum annuum. Plant produces good yields of 3" long hot peppers. Peppers are very hot and turn from cream white with green stripes, to orange with brown stripes, then to red when mature. Plant has variegated leaves. An African-American heirloom from the Philadelphia/Baltimore/DC region. Famous seasoning used in Crab Houses around the Chesapeake Bay. Peppers were dried and used as a spice to make a cream suace for sheelfish. This variety is thought to have be brought to America from Africa in the 1800'
We recommend using organic fertilizer when transplanting outdoors. This will enhance the root growth which is very important in having healthy and vigorous plants. Your harvest will increase by some 300% if you use these organic fertilizers.
Use black landscaping material to protect the plants from weeds and disease. When it rains, sometimes the soil splashes underneath the leaves which can cause disease. Landscaping material greatly eliminates this problem. It also warms up the soil and retains moisture. To prevent the branches from breaking off with the heavy yields, use round tomato cages. We recommend using soaker hoses or drip irrigation too. They will simplify the watering process.
Apply Slow Release Plant Food around each plant and your are done! Periodically spray the hot pepper plants with Water Soluble All Purpose Plant Food.
Growing Hot Peppers in Containers

Peppers can be grown all year long in containers. It is suitable for apartment dwellers and gardeners who live in cool regions where the number of growing days are limited. Many pepper enthusiast grow peppers in pots so they can have fresh peppers all year long. Its best to use 5 gallon containers so the roots do not get too over-crowded. Please Search Container Gardening for tips on growing hot peppers in containers.

When planting your hot peppers, keep in mind that the warmer the soil is, the happier your plants will be. Also be sure not to crowd them. They need circulation to help resist disease. An easy, organic way to help keep the soil moist for your hot pepper plants is to use grass clippings (if chemically untreated) as mulch. Dry soil is the enemy of hot pepper plants.