Datil Pepper Plant
A datil pepper is a small hot pepper found in great abundance locally here in st.
Datil pepper plant. Datil peppers if handled correctly from seedlings can become very very vigorous producers of peppers. Fill 2 inch peat pots with standard potting soil. It is a small thin hot pepper that grows to 3 5 inches long and ripens to a yellow orange color. The datil pepper has been a staple in the lives of minorcans living in st.
You might have heard the datil is similar in heat to the habanero but datil peppers are sweeter with a fruity tangy flavor. How to grow a datil pepper 1. However the datil is more mellow where the scotch bonnet is more earthy. But most of these peppers are cultivated in st.
He datil pepper is a bit sweeter than the habanero having more in common with the scotch bonnet when it comes to sweetness. All of these pepper varieties have scoville. Augustine minorcan pepper capsicum super hot organically grown direct from us grower. The plant has been cultivated in this region since the 18th region.
In order to germinate the. Datil pepper seeds st. We grow and cook locally and always in small batches to insure consistency. Datil pepper plants 2 live plants.
Augustine for centuries so we named our company after the culture we inherited. Set the nursery tray on a. A single plant can yield hundreds of full grown peppers and thousands of seeds for future plantings. The pepper is a variety of the species capsicum chinese also known as yellow lantern chili the botanist who discovered capsicum chinese misnamed the plant believing peppers of this species originated in china.
Water the potting soil until it feels moderately moist in the top 2. Since 1991 our promise to you is to provide high quality products using only the freshest ingredients. Datil peppers are planted in various regions in united states of america and other countries. The datil pepper is a member of the chinense species of capsicum which includes some of the hottest of all peppers such as habanero and scotch bonnet.
Poke a 1 4 inch deep hole in the soil in each peat pot. The datil pepper is saint augustine florida s beloved local treasure and has been spicing up florida since around the 1820s. The datil is similar to the african fatalii pepper in looks and heat level.