What is Chile Piquin used for?
Chile Pequin is commonly used as a spice. Uses include pickling, salsas and sauces, soups, and vinegars. Pequin Peppers are very hot, 7-8 times hotter than jalapeños. Chile Pequin by El Guapo is perfect for spicy stews, soups, and sauces.
Can you grow Chile Pequin?
In northern climates, pequin chili peppers can be grown as a garden annual. Like other pepper varieties, these pepper seeds can be started indoors six to eight weeks before the last frost date. In Southern climates, where winter temperatures rarely dip below freezing, the pequin can be grown year-round as a perennial.
How do you care for a Chile Pequin plant?
Pequin can tolerate full sun but does better in partial shade and with regular watering (it will drop its leaves if it gets too dry). Freezing temperatures can kill it to the ground but as long as the soil does not freeze the plant will regrow the next season.
Is Chile Pequin a perennial?
Conditions Comments: The Chile pequin is a much sought after perennial native hot pepper that is well behaved in the garden. It is an easy to grow favorite that the birds will also appreciate. Chile pequins will grow with sun or shade and respond to good care with more growth and fruits.
Is Chiltepin the same as Chile Piquin?
Texas designated the chiltepin (chile tepin) as the official state native pepper in 1997. This native plant includes Chile pequin (and it’s confusing!) but the ones you’ll find in your nurseries will most likely be called Chile pequin. Chiletepins are small and round, while pequins are slightly larger and pointed.
How long does it take for Chiltepin to grow?
80-95 days
Wild peppers are most often found growing under plants like mesquite or hackberry, preferring a shaded area in the low desert. Plants only grow to about a foot in height and mature in 80-95 days.
How do you take care of a Pequin plant?
How long does it take Chile Pequin to grow?
Allow a minimum of 2-3 months for germination. Start seeds in small containers from 8-10 weeks prior to the last frost date. Plant seeds approximately 1/4-1/2″ deep in moist, well drained potting soil.