Organic Pepper Hot Serrano Seeds

Grow sharp, clean-burning Serranos with these organic seeds (Capsicum annuum). Slim, crisp chillies a step hotter than jalapeño, the salsa-maker's chilli and an excellent stand-in for hari mirch in chutneys and raita, on productive, compact plants.

Growing Guide for Pakistan

• Sowing time: February to March in trays in the plains and Islamabad; September in the plains and Karachi for a frost-free crop.
• Method: Nursery trays; cover seed 0.5 cm, keep warm.
• Germination: 8–15 days at 24–28°C.
• Transplanting: At 5–6 leaves, 45 cm apart.
• Harvest: About 75 days from transplanting; pick green for classic serrano bite or red for a fruitier heat.
• Sun and water: Full sun; moderate, even water. Plants carry dozens of fruit at once, pick often.

Timing help: what to sow in September and the Lahore kitchen gardening guide.

Germination-tested in Lahore since 1932. See all pepper varieties in our seeds collection.