• Heat of habanero pepper: approximately 100,000 on the Scoville scale. The earlier the pepper is harvested, the less hot it will be.
• Color of habanero peppers: It is harvested red, initially it will be green, then takes several weeks to turn red. You can also eat it green, it will have a more herbaceous character.
• The habanero pepper: Also called Caribbean pepper, it's the most common variety of hot pepper. It is bell-shaped and quite large (about 6-8 cm long). Its skin is tough and its flesh is firm. It is very fragrant, particularly with citrus notes. It's a hot pepper that must be handled with caution. The use of gloves during harvest is strongly recommended.
• Production: 1 habanero plant can produce between 15 and 60 peppers / season.
  
• Final size of the plant in a 30 cm diameter pot: between 40 cm and 70 cm high
• final size of the plant in open ground: approximately 1 meter.
• growth temperature of the habanero plant: 23°C
• soil type: for planting, the ideal is a potting soil composed of black and blonde peat, if possible 50% of each, no heather soil or universal potting soil as it's too acidic for the pepper plant. You can add some sand to the mixture to aerate it a bit.
• Harvest date: between July and November.
• Watering: Moderate watering, without flooding the plant, creating slight water stress for the plant.
• Fertilizer: During growth and flowering periods, we recommend using fertilizer. We offer a special pepper fertilizer that contains all the necessary nutrients for proper pepper plant growth.
• Origin of the plant: All our plants come from Alsace, they are grown exclusively for us by a local market gardener, located a few km from our offices.
• Shipping: Plants are individually wrapped in boxes specially designed for easy transport. The soil is held in the pot by 2 adhesive strips located on each side of the plant, preventing the plant's roots from being exposed. Delivery is done only by Colissimo to minimize transport time and plant stress. Plants are watered just before shipping.
• In case of problems: If despite all our attention, the plant arrives broken, it will be replaced or refunded if stock is insufficient for replacement.

If you choose other products (other than plants), the entire order will be shipped at once during the month of May (depending on plant size). If you wish to receive other products before, please place 2 separate orders.

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