{"product_id":"tabasco-pepper-chili-frutescens","title":"Tabasco","description":"tabasco-pepper-chili-frutescens Tabasco \"\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/restorationseeds.mom\/pages\/table-menu1\"\u003eCapsicum c. frutescens\u003c\/a\u003e##\n\u003cdiv class=\"how-to-grow-trigger how-to-grow-title\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"label\"\u003eHOW TO GROW PEPPER, CHILI FRUTESCENS\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"icon-down-arrow\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"how-to-grow-content\"\u003eStart indoors 10 weeks before last frost, plant out 2 weeks after last frost. When true leave show, pot up to 3-4” pot, grow at 70˚F day and 60˚F night. Plant out when nights are above 53-55˚F. Water in with phosphorus solution. They thrive on lighter sandy or silt loam soils that warm up fast allowing vigorous early growth before flowering. Use row covers with wire hoops if danger of frost. Peppers grow well in containers or raised beds. Soil pH 5.6-7.5. Hardiness zones 9. Annual.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDays from maturity calculated from the date of transplant. Average 3,920 seeds per ounce. Federal germination standard: 55%. Usual seed life: 3 years. Isolation distance for seed saving: 500 feet.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePlanting Depth \u003cb\u003e1\/2”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSoil Temp. Germ. \u003cb\u003e75-85˚F\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDays to Germ. \u003cb\u003e21-30\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePlant Spacing \u003cb\u003e18-24”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRow Spacing \u003cb\u003e3’\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDays To Maturity \u003cb\u003e75–80\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFull Sun\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eMoist Well Drained\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n##The tabasco pepper, Capsicum frutescens, is a variety of chili pepper spices Capsicum originally from Mexico. It is best known through its use in Tabasco sauce, followed by peppered vinegar. Like all C. frutescens cultivars, the tabasco plant has a typical bushy growth, which commercial cultivation makes stronger by trimming the plants. The tapered fruits, around 4 cm long, are initially pale yellowish-green and turn yellow and orange before ripening to bright red. Tabascos rate from 30,000 to 50,000 on the Scoville scale of heat levels and are the only variety of chili pepper whose fruits are \"juicy\"; i.e., they are not dry on the inside. Tabasco fruits, like all other members of the C. frutescens species remain upright when mature, rather than hanging down from their stems.A large part of the tabasco pepper stock fell victim to the tobacco mosaic virus in the 1960s; the first resistant variety (Greenleaf tabasco) was not cultivated until around 1970. The peppers are named after the Mexican state of Tabasco. The initial letter of “tabasco” is lowercase when referring to the botanical variety, but is capitalized when referring to the Mexican state or the brand of hot sauce, Tabasco sauce. Tags: Type: Chili, Color: Red, Heritage: Heirloom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCapsicum frutescens is a species of chili pepper that is sometimes considered to be part of the species Capsicum annuum. Pepper cultivars of Capsicum frutescens can be annual or short-lived perennial plants. Flowers are white with a greenish white or greenish yellow corolla and are either insect or self-pollinated. They are usually very small and pungent, growing 10–20 millimetres (0.39–0.79”) long and 3–7 millimetres (0.12–0.28”) in diameter.Fruit typically grows a pale yellow and matures to a bright red, but can also be other colors. C. frutescens has a smaller variety of shapes compared to other Capsicum species, likely because of the lack of human selection. More recently, however, C. frutescens has been bred to produce ornamental strains, because of its large quantities of erect peppers growing in colorful ripening patterns.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe Capsicum frutescens species likely originated in South or Central America. It spread quickly throughout the tropical and subtropical regions in this area and still grows wild today. Capsicum frutescens is currently native to the majority of Central America as well as Northern and Western South America. It is believed that C. frutescens is the ancestor to the C. chinense species.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"RESTORATION SEEDS","offers":[{"title":"25 Seeds","offer_id":29854872338,"sku":"15209","price":4.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"250 Seeds","offer_id":29854872402,"sku":"15210","price":18.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0129\/8922\/products\/Tabasco_chilli-pepper_f774cb4e-2f12-460e-b01b-5e87e75cc69b.jpg?v=1512527577","url":"https:\/\/www.restorationseeds.mom\/products\/tabasco-pepper-chili-frutescens","provider":"RESTORATION SEEDS","version":"1.0","type":"link"}