This gift box enables you to grow five different types of chilli plants, including one of the world's hottest varieties, in your own home. Chillis can be grown as ornamental decorative plants, and for their fruits, which can then be harvested when green, for some cuisines.

You can also leave them to ripen, mainly to red but some will turn orange, yellow or even chocolate brown depending on variety, this usually takes about another 2 to 3 weeks. Chillis will grow in similar conditions to tomatoes, however better results are achieved in higher temperatures and humidity. A better crop will be achieved by growing under glass, although they can be cultivated outdoors in sheltered sites with plenty of sun. Plan to grow your plants to give them a long season to ensure ripe fruits before autumn. Sow in early Spring with a heated propagator, transplanting when all signs of the last frost has gone. Alternatively grow them on the kitchen window, and then move to the garden when the better weather arrives.

Package contains

1 x packet tabasco chilli seeds
1 x packet of Tepin chilli seeds - one of the world's hottest varieties!
1 x packet of Hungarian Hot Wax chilli seeds
1 x packet of Jalapeno chilli seeds
1 x packet of Anaheim chilli seeds
5 starter growing pots made from coconut husk
5 natural coconut husk compost discs which expand when watered
5 wooden plant markers
Chilli plant growing guide