Description

Produces heavy crops of chillis

Sweet, fruity flavour with a kick of heat

Chillis turn red when ripe

Use fresh or dried

Add some heat to your favourite dishes with chilli pepper ‘Raging Bull’. This early, heavy-cropping variety produces bright red fruits that are sweet and fruity with a kick of heat (approximately 100,000 SHU on the Scoville scale). With their exceptional flavour profile, they’re a must for spicing up any dish.

Sow indoors

Level fill a module seed tray firming with the base of another tray. Water well with a fine rose. Sow seeds individually and cover with 1cm (½ in) layer of fine compost. Place in a propagator at 18-25°C (65-75°F) or cover tray with cling film and leave in a warm room. Keep moist.

Grow on

When shoots appear, remove cling film. Keep seedlings in a light position, but shade from direct sunlight. When plants have 4-6 leaves transplant to 9cm (3½ in) pots of potting compost. Grow on in a minimum temperature of 15˚C (60°F). Pinch the growing tip to encourage bushy growth.

Plant out

Plant out into 25cm (10in) containers once roots are beginning to come through the bottom of the 9cm pot. Keep indoors in a greenhouse, on a light windowsill or sunny sheltered patio spot. Stems may require some support.

Tips

Water regularly and feed weekly with a liquid fertiliser as fruit start to swell. Take care to wash hands after handling or preparing fruits and avoid touching your eyes.