Vegetables

Chilli 'Hungarian Hot Wax'

Capsicum annuum

This vigorous, early-cropping variety produces delicious, long conical, fruits. Ideal for UK climate. Light green when immature, ripening through yellow, orange to scarlet, the heat increasing as they ripen. Equally happy in pots, grow bags or in open ground. Keep picking the fruits as they ripen to encourage more to form.

Position: Full Sun
Height: 65cm
Spread: 45cm

Growing calendar

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Sow indoors

Flowering

Harvest

Sowing & growing

In the UK climate, chillies need to be started early. Sow in modules under cover Feb-Mar. Cover seeds with a very fine cover of seedling compost or vermiculite. Plant out after frosts have passed, or transplant into bigger pots or grow bags to keep in the greenhouse.

Aftercare

Protect with some fleece or a cloche after planting to help them acclimatise to being outdoors.

Gallery

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