The Red Hot Growbar
The Red Hot Grow Bar. What is a Growbar? A cleverly curated seed collection nestled in neat, fertile coir bars, ready to grow. Just add water! Makes a unique and thoughtful gift.
This bar contains: Jalapeño, Habanero and Serrano chillis.
Grow this scorching assortment of colourful chilli peppers and create all kinds of spicy sauces to set your culinary creations ablaze.
Start Growing February to May.
Instructions:
Start by unwrapping your Growbar and place it with the brown protective paper facing upwards, into a container with plenty of space to allow it to expand; a takeaway food tray is ideal. Gently pour half a litre of water into the tray and position indoors on a warm, bright sunny windowsill. The seeds will need to be a cosy 18°-22° to germinate.
Water regularly and ensure the Growbar is perfectly moist, it should remain the colour of a rich dark ginger cake.
After a few weeks you should have a bar neatly dotted with little seedlings. These will be happy growing together in the bar for a further month in their sunny location.
When the seedlings have produced 4-8 leaves you can then gently separate them, being careful not to damage the delicate roots, and plant them in a sunny weed-free spot in the garden. Plants grown in the ground with plenty of space and sunlight will flower most impressively, but it is possible to grow the seedlings in large containers on the balcony or patio.
Keep the compost moist at all times, and occasionally immerse the pot completely in water, then leave to drain. Mist the leaves occasionally to keep the air humidity high.
Chilli fruits will start to form from midsummer. Snip off the first few chillies while still green to encourage fruiting throughout the summer and into autumn. Fruits can be picked when green or leave to ripen to a bright red. The longer they ripen, the hotter they get. The chillies can be used fresh or dried.
