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vegetable
Bees
BumblebeesChinese chili growing upright "facing heaven". Foundation of Sichuan cuisine. Used dried in mapo tofu and chili oil. SHU 30,000–50,000.
🐛 Prone to: Aphids, Whitefly, Thrips.
Attract Hoverflies, Lacewings, Ladybirds, Parasitic wasps, Minute pirate bugs to keep them in check — plant African Marigold, Angelica and Anise nearby.
Rich, well-draining, warm (pH 5.5–6.8)
Capsicum annuum (Calabrian)
vegetableA fellow Solanaceae — similar growing habits to Sichuan Facing Heaven
