“TABASCO” HOT PEPPERS ARE PROLIFIC PRODUCERS OF FIERY HOT, OBLONG PEPPERS AVERAGING 2 TO 3 INCHES LONG. ORIGINATING IN THE MEXICAN STATE OF THE SAME NAME, IT’S FAMOUS FOR ITS NAMESAKE HOT SAUCE MADE IN AVERY ISLAND, LOUISIANA. EVEN THE SEEDS OF THESE HOT PEPPERS SHOULD BE HANDLED CAREFULLY!
THESE PEPPER PLANTS ARE THICK AND VERY BUSHY, PEPPERS ARE HELD UPRIGHT ON THEIR STEMS. THE HOT TABASCO PEPPER STARTS OUT GREEN, CHANGING TO YELLOW, THEN ORANGE, AND FINALLY BRIGHT RED. THEY CAN BE HARVESTED AT ANY COLOR STAGE.
USE THESE TABASCO HOT PEPPERS FRESH OR DRIED, MAKE SAUCES OR SALSA, OR FREEZE THE EXTRAS! A MUST IN SO MANY RECIPES, YOU’LL FIND MANY WAYS TO USE THIS VERSATILE AND EASY TO GROW HOT PEPPER.
IT’S RECOMMENDED THAT YOU START THESE TABASCO PEPPER SEEDS INDOORS ABOUT 7 TO 9 WEEKS BEFORE THE LAST FROST IN YOUR AREA, SO YOU CAN TRANSPLANT THEM OUTSIDE AT THE APPROPRIATE TIME. HOT PEPPERS CAN BE GROWN IN CONTAINERS ON THE PATIO, AND CAN ALSO BE GROWN INDOORS, PROVIDING THEY GET ENOUGH NATURAL OR ARTIFICIAL LIGHT. WARM TEMPERATURES ABOVE 65 DEGREES ARE REQUIRED FOR PEPPER SEEDS TO GERMINATE.
COMES WITH COMPLETE PLANTING & GROWING INSTRUCTIONS!
