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Chillis

When growing your own chillies, you will need to choose a chilli variety which will grow comfortably in your growing space. The size your chilli plant will grow to will depend on the variety you choose, as chilli plants grow into small or medium sized plants from half a metre to two metres tall. The colour and size of the fruit your chilli plants produce will also vary. Chillies all start off green, then they can ripen to red, yellow, orange, black, purple and even brown, dependant on variety. Most of our varieties are grown in our tunnel houses and outside growing areas both in Central Otago and Canterbury. All are organically grown with pure natural methods. Peppers / Capisums seeds are also available now. Wide range colours and varieties. Please advise us by email if you wish on ordering.
  • This old variety was one of the real stars. It is a very hot & early chilli pepper that really is truly black.
    It is one of our Favourites!, the 1 to 2ft bushes are covered heavy producing peppers that are a proper black colour, and a good strong heat too.

    Per Packet
    2022-23
  • Anaheim chilli peppers are large meaty pods that are mild in heat but sweet in flavour with large conical shaped fruits that reach between 15 - 20cm length by 3cm wide approx. They mature from a dark green to a glossy dark red and have a shiny smooth skin. Anaheim fruits are generally mild to hot.

    Per Packet
    NZ$ 9.00
  • Very fast growing, productive plant. This is an ideal plant for growing indoors, and grows to about 30cm high. The 3cm long fruits ripen to a vivid red.
    Harvest: Pick when the fruits turn red - about 100 days from potting-on.

    Heat: 70,000 - 80,000 Scoville Heat Units.
    Size: 30cm High, fruits 5cm green to red.

    Per Packet
    NZ$ 9.00
  • This variety of chilli can be eaten like an apple. It has a crisp, crunchy, yet juicy red flesh and not a lot of heat (tastes like a sweet chilli instead of an apple, though!) The fruits start green then as they ripen to a red in colour. Well worth growing and is just a little different.

    Heat Level: Cool heat. Approximately 400 SHUs.

    Per Packet
    NZ$ 10.00
  • Long, red, medium-heat fruits - great for drying. The plant produces a good crop and grows to about 90cm and will need support. Heat of product is very hot.

    Very Hot: 20,000 to 40,000 SHUs.

    Per Packet
    NZ$ 10.00
  • Measuring in at 1,000,000 units on the 'Scoville scale!, it's a very hot pepper! (Rating measured in Scoville heat units - SHU. The higher the rating the hotter the chilli.) Ideal for pot or greenhouse growing, it produces an abundance of 5-8cm long, orange/red pods, which can be frozen but are better dried.

    Per Packet
    NZ$ 10.00
  • The Carolina Reaper has been measured at over 2 million scoville units. Harvest: Pick when the fruits turn red, about 120 days approx. Heat: 1,800,000 - 2,200,000 Scoville Heat Units. Size: 1m High, fruits 5cm green to red.

    Per Packet
    NZ$ 10.00
  • An Early Jalapeno producing fruit that measure about 2.5 x 6 cm and are hot when red ripe. The medium-sized plants can be grown in either the ground, grow bags, or containers 7.5 litres to 10 litres in volume. They can get quite top heavy and will fall over unless given strong support.

    Heat level: hot (approx. 25,000 SHU)

    Per Packet
    NZ$ 9.00
  • Habanero peppers may be small but they are also fiery and are among the hottest chilli peppers that you can get. With small tapering fruits 2-4cm long, these fruits start out green and turn to pale orange when ripe.

    Per Packet
    NZ$ 10.00
  • This is a centuries old Turkish heirloom chilli pepper. Each plant will produce dozens of slender, curvy and spicy pepper pods. Each pod will average around 7in 9in in length, pods start off a very light green and turn to red. The pungency of the pods is notoriously inconsistent and the pods can range from very mild to scorching hot. The plants mature in around 90 days. This is a real must for anyone indulging in Indian cooking a great one for the true connoisseurs. The heat off these pods is only moderately hot making this a very versatile pepper for kitchen use.

    Per Packet
    NZ$ 10.00
  • (75 days) Open-pollinated. Slightly hotter than a jalapeno, its bright, fruity hot flavour lingers in the front of the mouth and makes your taste buds tingle all over. Extremely prolific 3' ' 3'' plants yield dozens of light green fruits that ripen to bright scarlet. They are perfect for fresh salsa and pickling or homemade hot sauces. 2,000 '17,000 Scovilles.

    Per Packet
    NZ$ 10.00
  • Can may be grown from seed. Best black/green foliage colour occurs in full sun. Plants have good tolerance for high heat and humidity. Plants generally need little pruning. Easily grown in moist, organically rich, fertile, well-drained soils in full sun. These demand warm weather and don't like their roots disturbed. Plant seeds in a sunny warm location in peat pots (3 seeds to a pot, thinning to 1 plant per pot) 6 to 8 weeks before transplanting into the garden after all danger of frost is past and night temperatures are consistently at or above 55'F. Plant 18 to 24" apart in rows 18 to 24" apart. Do not permit seedlings or plants to suffer from low temperature or drought. Pinch young plants to promote bushiness. Mulching between plants is useful. 3,000 '18,000 Scoville's.

    Per Packet
    NZ$ 12.00
  • An early, prolific hot pepper. Produces continuous sets of beautiful, waxy fruit that start off yellow and turn red upon ripening. Great for container gardens and very popular for pickling.

    Per Packet
    NZ$ 10.00
  • Lemon Drop Chilli Pepper sometimes known as Aji Lemon or Hot Lemon is a Aji type pepper with vivid yellow shiny wrinkled pods. Lemon Drop Chilli Seed pods are about 7cm long by 1-2cm and have a lovely citrusy flavour with a hot Scoville heat rating of between 30,000 - 45,000.

    Per Packet
    NZ$ 12.00
  • A popular, traditional Italian variety that gives a large yield from a small plant. Savoury with low to medium heat. The yellow fruits which turn to orange as their flavour intensifies are delicious both when eaten fresh and or pickled.

    Perfect for pots and containers
    Loved by pollinators
    Prefers full sun

    Pack Contents: 20 x Chilli Pepper Seeds
    Size: 75cm

    Per Packet
    NZ$ 12.00
  • Piri is an African chili cultivar. The name comes from the Swahili language and simply stands for chili. The bushy plants bear many small red fruits. These can be dried well and are traditionally used for the production of piri piri sauce.

    Per Packet
    NZ$ 10.00
  • Prik Kee Noo Suan is an amazing producing chilli variety. The plant fills with of hundreds of pods. It is the smallest and hottest variety of different Prik Kee Noo types. The plant grows well in a pot to about 60 cm in height and will grow bigger if it is planted in the ground. First the pods start a light green colour and they change to red, when they are fully mature. Excellent for any cooking, pickled or dry the pods and make your own spicy chilli powder.

    Per Packet
    NZ$ 12.00
  • One of the classic and best-known varieties of chilli. Perfect for eating fresh, cooking with, drying or for making sauces. The 15 cm long fruits are pencil-thick and wrinkled; fruits can be harvested green or allowed to mature to a rich red colour. The compact but bushy plant grows to around 90 cm tall with a similar spread. Heat approximately 30,000 - 50,000 SHUs.

    Per Packet
    NZ$ 12.00
  • Chilli Pepper 'Tabasco' produces small, upright, yellow-green fruits that turn scarlet when ripe. This very hot pepper is easy to grow in the greenhouse or in containers on a sunny patio. Height: 50cm. Spread: 40cm. Hot 30,000 - 50,000 SHU.

    Per Packet
    NZ$ 10.00
  • The Rocoto chillies may resemble a bell pepper in shape, but underneath the hood it's one chili that's full of surprises. There's juiciness and meatiness to this chili ' more akin to a tomato than a pepper ' that's set ablaze with surprising heat. The rocoto can top out at habanero level spiciness, and that often catches eaters by surprise. It's a unique culinary experience that's a critical ingredient to both Peruvian and Bolivian cuisines.

    Scoville heat units (SHU): 30,000 ' 100,000 SHU
    Median heat: 65,000 SHU

    Per Packet
    NZ$ 12.00
  • Heat of Product: Very Hot

    A large, bright-yellow Scotch Bonnet with extreme heat and fruity flavour. Large (6cm long) fruits turning green to yellow. Plant grows to 1m high.

    Harvest: Pick when the fruits turn yellow - about 120 days from potting-on.
    Heat: 250,000 - 350,000 Scoville Heat Units.


    Per Packet
    NZ$ 15.00
  • This Habanero-type chilli has a lovely Smokey flavour with a good kick.
    Starts a lovely lime green colour and ripen through a bright orange to red with a wrinkled skin and is usually larger than the traditional Scotch Bonnets, approximately 6 cm long. Plants can reach up to 3 feet 90 cm tall. Heat: Ridiculously Hot - 250,000-300,000 SHUs.

    Per Packet
    NZ$ 12.00
  • Scotch Bonnet Yellow is a very hot pepper with strong aroma. The Scotch Bonnet chillies measure 2.5 to 4cm long by 2.5 to 3cm wide and they mature from a lovely pale green to yellow.
    100,000 - 350,000 SHU

    Per Packet
    NZ$ 12.00

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