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Sign up freeCapsicum chinense (Datil)
vegetable
Bees
BumblebeesFlorida heritage — St. Augustine specialty. Sweet fruity heat, similar to habanero. Yellow-orange pods. SHU 100,000–300,000.
🐛 Prone to: Aphids, Whitefly, Thrips, Spider mites.
Attract Hoverflies, Lacewings, Ladybirds, Parasitic wasps, Minute pirate bugs, Predatory mites to keep them in check — plant African Marigold, Angelica and Anise nearby.
Rich, well-draining, warm (pH 5.5–6.8)
Capsicum chinense (Scotch Bonnet)
vegetableA fellow Solanaceae — similar growing habits to Datil
