Thai pepper is also called bird's eye pepper or dragon pepper. Thai pepper plants produce dark red erect fruits when ripe, measuring 7/8 cm long, with a strong flavor, 150,000 SHU. The plant is very productive. Thai pepper can be used fresh in the green and red stages, cooked with dishes or dried.
Scientific Name: Capsicum annuum
Plant Life Cycle: annual
Optimal Germination Temperature: 20C-24C
Germination time in days: 20-30 days
Indicative Days to maturity: 60-90 days
Sunlight: full sun
Soil requirement: well drained, non acidic
Sowing and cultivation: Sow indoors early spring 1"deep, 2" apart at a soil temperature of at least 18C. The plant is sensitive to temperature variations. Transplant outdoors when temperatures have warmed up and the last chance of frost has passed. Plant row apart 24". It is advised to grow this pepper in a greenhouse or sunny sheltered spot since they need high temperature to grow
