Chinese pepper 'Billy Goat'

Capsicum chinense

How to grow Chinese pepper 'Billy Goat'

  • Full Sun

  • Medium

Billy Goat likes a position of full sun and remember to water moderately. Keep in mind when planting that Billy Goat is thought of as tender, so it is imperative to wait until temperatures are mild before planting out of doors. Billy Goat requires a soil ph of 7.0 - 8.5 meaning it does best in neutral soil - weakly alkaline soil.

Growing Billy Goat from seed

Ensure a distance of 1.95 inches (5.0 cm) between seeds when sowing - look to sow at a depth of approximately 0.2 inches (0.5 cm). Soil temperature should be kept higher than 18°C / 64°F to ensure good germination.

Transplanting Billy Goat

Ensure that temperatures are mild and all chance of frost has passed before planting out, as Billy Goat is a tender plant.

Harvesting Billy Goat