Chiltepin Sonoran Chilli Seeds - 10 Fresh Chiltepin Sonoran Chilli Seeds

• 🌶️Chiltepin Sonoran Chilli Seeds - 10 Fresh Seeds - Chiltepin Sonoran, often called the “mother of all chillies,” is a wild Capsicum annuum native to the Sonoran Desert. These tiny round fruits may be small in size, but they pack a fiery punch, often reaching 50,000–100,000 SHU on the Scoville scale. Traditionally harvested from the wild by hand, Chiltepin has been treasured for centuries in Mexican and Native American cuisine.
• 🌶️ Scoville Heat Units (SHU): 50,000 - 100,000
• 🌶️ LIGHT: Just like any living plant, peppers need light to grow. If you are starting your plants indoors, you might need to use grow lights until they are ready to go outdoors. If your pepper plants have been indoors (from seed) they will need to gradually transition to the natural sun before they are moved outdoors. This is called "hardening off. Watch out for seedlings getting tall and leggy, this is due to not enough light.
• 🌶️ SOIL & NUTRIENTS: Use a good potting soil or seed starter soil. Use perlite to help with drainage and good root growth. Seed Starter soil generally has little or no nutrients so you will need to start adding feed to the soil once the seedling has shown its first set of leaves or earlier.
• 🌶️ WATER: Once the seed has sprouted, the root will already be 1 inch or longer so keeping the top of the soil moist is not so important. Chilli Plants hate being overwatered. A sign of this is yellowing leaves. Chilli plants can cope much better with underwatering and will let you know when they need more water by the leaves drooping. Give the first inch of soil a chance to dry out before watering more. Water in the morning or evening when it's cooler to avoid scorching leaves.

Chiltepin Sonoran, often called the “mother of all chillies,” is a wild Capsicum annuum native to the Sonoran Desert. These tiny round fruits may be small in size, but they pack a fiery punch, often reaching 50,000–100,000 SHU on the Scoville scale. Traditionally harvested from the wild by hand, Chiltepin has been treasured for centuries in Mexican and Native American cuisine. The fruits ripen from green to bright red and deliver an intense, quick burst of heat that fades faster than many other chillies, making them perfect for salsas, sauces, and pickling. Plants can grow into sprawling bushes that thrive in warm climates and are known for their resilience in tough conditions. A true heirloom of the desert, Chiltepin Sonoran is a must-grow for chilli enthusiasts who appreciate history, tradition, and a fiery bite straight from nature.