Birds Eye

Description - one plant per pot
A compact growing plant producing lots of small chillies pointing upwards on the plant with a strong fiery taste! Used a lot in Asian, African and Thai cooking These chillies can be picked early when still green and still have a hot taste, or left on to turn red for an even hotter chillies. Once picked they can be used fresh or dried and ground down to make chillie powder used to make piri piri sauce.

Harvest
June to October (When they are swollen and glossy)

Growing
Plant 45cm apart in a sunny but sheltered position in well drained soil. They prefer to be in a greenhouse but can be grown in a pot in a conservatory or in a sunny spot on the patio but you will not get much of a crop outside. Chillies like water! Keep them well watered until established and in dry weather (but not soggy). If we have an intensely hot summer (which is rare I know) you will need to give them some shade to protect their delicate leaves. Once they reach roughly 30cm they will need staking for support as the chillies start to grow. Feed them once you see at least 2 or 3 chillies growing NOT before.

Tip
Wash your hands immediately after touching chillies. All peppers/chillies suffer from cold feet so they are better grown in a grow bag or pot/container because they warm up quicker than soil. If you have only one chilli growing and you see no others forming, pick it, this will encourage more to grow.