Capsicum Long Red Cayenne Slim - Chili Seeds

Want slender cayenne chillies for sauces, stir-fries or home-dried seasoning? Long Red Cayenne Slim grows narrow, pungent fruit that can be picked green or allowed to mature red. Give it a sunny, warm place and room for air to move around the branches.

Ready to grow Long Red Cayenne Slim? Follow our Pepper and Chilli Grow Guide for warm sowing, transplanting, regional timing and harvest care.

Quick Grow Facts

• Crop: Long Red Cayenne Slim, a hot Capsicum annuum pepper type.
• Growth form: Upright, branching fruiting plant; support stems if fruit or wind makes them lean.
• Sow: Start about 6 mm deep in fine, freely draining seed mix under protection. Keep the mix warm, around 27–32 °C for general pepper propagation, and evenly moist, not sodden.
• Plant out: Harden seedlings gradually, then transplant into sun after frost danger passes and nights and soil warm.
• Space: About 40–50 cm between plants, widening where airflow is limited.
• Harvest: Cut slender fruit green for fresh cooking, or let it turn fully red before drying or grinding.

Care and Kitchen Use

Grow in fertile, well-drained soil. Water evenly during flower and fruit set, mulch after the soil warms, and avoid excessive nitrogen. Dry fruit thoroughly with food-safe methods before storing it as a spice.

Chilli safety: Wear gloves if hot fruit irritates your skin, avoid touching eyes and face, and wash hands and tools afterwards. Ventilate when cooking or drying chillies. Sowing seed is for planting, not eating or sprouting.

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