Ají Dulce Sweet Pepper Seeds – Ajicito Seasoning Pepper

Bring the aroma of Caribbean cooking into your garden with Ají Dulce sweet pepper seeds. Also known as Ajicito and Ají Gustoso, these small, lantern-shaped peppers offer fruity flavor and a fragrant seasoning character for sofrito, stews, sauces, and rice dishes.

Imagine picking a handful of homegrown peppers, chopping them into a fresh seasoning blend, and filling the kitchen with their distinctive aroma. Ají Dulce is generally selected for mild flavor, but heat can vary between plants and individual fruits, so do not assume every pepper will be heat-free.

Flavor for Your Kitchen Garden

• Botanical group: Capsicum chinense.
• Common names: Ají Dulce, Ajicito, and Ají Gustoso.
• Fruit shape: Small, lantern-shaped peppers.
• Flavor: Fruity, aromatic, and generally mild, with possible heat variation.
• Kitchen uses: Sofrito, sauces, stews, rice dishes, marinades, seasoning blends, roasting, and fresh preparations.
• Growing options: Sunny garden beds or containers with adequate drainage and root space.

Choose Your Seed Count

• 10 seeds
• 30 seeds
• 100 seeds
• 1,000 seeds

This listing is for seeds for planting, not fresh peppers or live plants. Select your preferred packet size from the available options.

Starting Seeds

Sow indoors in a moist, sterile seed-starting mix ahead of your local outdoor planting season. Provide steady warmth and bright light, keeping the mix evenly moist but never waterlogged. Bottom warmth may help when indoor conditions are cool.

Germination depends on temperature, moisture, and seed-starting conditions. Follow any sowing instructions supplied with your packet rather than expecting every seed to sprout on a fixed schedule.

Transplanting and Care

Move seedlings outdoors after frost danger has passed and conditions are warm. Harden them off gradually by increasing exposure to outdoor sun and wind over several days.

• Location: Choose a sunny site with fertile, well-drained soil.
• Spacing: Leave enough room for mature growth and airflow.
• Container growing: Use a pot with drainage holes and adequate room for developing roots.
• Watering: Water deeply when the upper soil begins to dry, avoiding prolonged sogginess.
• Feeding: Apply a balanced fertilizer according to its label directions.

Growth and fruit production vary with temperature, light, soil, and care.

Growing Ají Dulce in Containers

Bring your seasoning garden closer to the kitchen by growing Ají Dulce on a sunny patio or balcony. Give each plant its own roomy container and allow space around the foliage for airflow.

• Choose a suitable pot: Use a container with several unobstructed drainage holes and enough space for a mature pepper plant's roots. Move young plants into larger containers as needed.
• Use potting mix: Fill with a quality, well-draining container mix rather than dense garden soil. Set transplants at the same depth they grew in their nursery pots.
• Provide sun and warmth: Place outdoors in a sunny position after frost danger has passed, gradually acclimating seedlings to outdoor conditions.
• Check moisture regularly: Pots can dry faster in hot or windy weather. Water thoroughly when the upper mix begins to dry and let excess water drain away; do not leave the pot standing in water.
• Feed appropriately: Use a fertilizer suitable for container-grown vegetables, following the label's rate and schedule. Avoid adding extra fertilizer to force faster growth.
• Support when needed: Add a small stake or cage if branches become heavy with fruit, securing stems loosely.

Keep containers accessible for regular watering and harvesting, and protect plants from cold weather. Container size, sunlight, and consistent care influence growth and fruit production.

Harvest and Handling

Cut peppers from the plant with clean scissors or pruners at the color and flavor stage you prefer. Use your harvest to build a fragrant sofrito base, season a pot of rice, or add fruity pepper character to a marinade.

Handling reminder: Occasional peppers may be hotter than expected. Wear gloves when handling peppers and avoid touching your eyes or face.