Episode: Seven
Air Date: 11th of October 2008
Presenter: Neville Passmore
Story Title: Planting Chillies

This week Neville shows you how to spice up your garden with some tips on planting chillies in pots. He also showcases a range of different types of chilli plants, and discovers which ones are the spiciest.

Featured Chilli Plants:

• Capsicum – 0 Scovial heat units
• Jalapeno – 3000-6000 Scovial heat units
• Green Thai Chilli – 1500 Scovial heat units
• Habanero- 300,000 Scovial heat units

The Scovial Scale is a way of measuring the intensity of the heat of Chillies.

Featured Products:
Seasol Planting Gel

• Mixture of water-saving crystals, Seasol plant tonic, and Powerfeed liquid fertiliser
• Can be added through a hole if the plant has already been planted
• Should be placed in the soil, just under where the root systems will go.
• Does not need to be mixed with water
• Seasol helps the plants to become more plant tolerant

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Bayswater Victoria Australia 3153
Telephone: +61 3 9729 6511
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Email: commercialinfo@seasol.com.au