Hot chili pepper 'Prik Ki Nue Rai'

Try to plant in a location that enjoys full sun and remember to water moderately. Keep in mind when planting that Prik Ki Nue Rai is thought of as tender, so it is really important to plant out well after your last frost date. Try to keep the ph of your soil between the range of 6.0 and 8.5 as Prik Ki Nue Rai likes to be in weakly acidic soil - weakly alkaline soil.

Sow at a depth of approx. 0.2 inches (0.5 cm) and aim for a distance of at least 1.95 inches (5.0 cm) between Hot chili pepper plants. Soil temperature should be kept higher than 18°C / 64°F to ensure good germination.

By our calculations, you should look at sowing Prik Ki Nue Rai about 42 days before your last frost date.

Ensure that temperatures are mild and all chance of frost has passed before planting out, as Prik Ki Nue Rai is a tender plant.

Name supposedly translates directly from Thai language as “Mouse turd pepper” because it is a very small pepper.

Prik Ki Noo Rai, Prik Ki Noo, mouse turd pepper

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