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CHIKAMASA LP-450 is a high-quality Japanese pruning shear for cutting branches. Replaceable blade.

• for cutting branches up to ⌀ 30 mm
• overall length: 400 mm
• blade length: 43 mm
• weight: 400 g
• blade: high-quality stainless steel with fluorine coating
• handles: PA+GF (polyamide + fibreglass)
• grip: PP (polypropylene)
• made in Japan

Chikamasa LP-450 can easily handle both young shoots and thick branches up to 30 mm in diameter. Its sharp blade ensures a clean cut without crushing the shoot. The special high-quality fluorine coating prevents dirt and plant sap from sticking to the blade. The modular design makes the blade easy to replace. The handles are made of high-temperature polyamide reinforced with glass fibres, which helps minimise fatigue during work, especially when working with raised arms. The grip is made of polypropylene.

CHIKAMASA LP-650 are high-quality Japanese shears for cutting branches. A longer version of the high-hardness LP-450 model. Replaceable blade.

• for cutting branches up to ⌀ 40 mm
• overall length: 610 mm
• blade length: 53 mm
• weight: 600 g
• blade: high-quality stainless steel with fluorine coating
• handles: PA+GF (polyamide + fibreglass)
• grip: PP (polypropylene)
• made in Japan

Chikamasa LP-650 can easily handle both young shoots and thick branches up to 40 mm in diameter. The sharp blade provides a clean cut without crushing the shoot. The special high-quality fluorine coating prevents dirt and plant sap from sticking to the blade. The modular design allows easy blade replacement. The handles are made of high-temperature polyamide reinforced with glass fibre, helping minimise fatigue, especially when working with raised arms. The grip is polypropylene.

Mirror Reflector is a budget open reflector, suitable for CFL (fluorescent) bulbs / lamps.

• made of mirror-polished aluminium
• dimensions L/W/H: 47 x 42 x 12cm.
• ceramic socket: E40 (included)
• suitable for: 130W CFL bulbs

Balls of Fire (Balls of Fire) is an ornamental and productive hot pepper variety that impresses with its compact growth and bright multicoloured fruits. The plant is relatively low-growing and suitable for cultivation in the garden, in pots or on a balcony.

The fruits pass through several colours – from white through orange to deep red, creating an attractive ‘fiery’ effect. Besides being ornamental, they are fully edible and have a pleasant spicy flavour.

The variety is early-maturing and produces a good yield of small, round fruits, making it an excellent choice for hot pepper enthusiasts seeking a combination of appearance and flavour.

Key features

✔️ Species: Capsicum chinense
✔️ Quantity: 15 seeds
✔️ Heat: approximately 20 000 – 50 000 SHU
✔️ Fruit shape: small, round (‘balls’)
✔️ Colour: white → orange → red when ripe
✔️ Plant height: approximately 30–70 cm
✔️ Ripening period: early variety (~80 days)
✔️ Germination: 10–20 days in warm conditions
✔️ Suitable for pots and balconies

Benefits

✔️ Ornamental effect with multicoloured fruits
✔️ Compact size – ideal for small spaces
✔️ Early ripening and good productivity
✔️ Moderate heat – suitable for a wider range of consumers
✔️ Suitable both for cooking and decoration
✔️ Easy-to-grow variety

Plant support net 1.20 m / 1000 m. The price is for a 1000-metre roll.

• width: 1.20m
• length: 1000 m
• mesh size: 16 x 16cm

Plant support net 1.20 m / 100 m. The price is for a 100-metre roll.

• width: 1.20m
• length: 100m
• mesh size: 16 x 16cm

Plant support net 1.20m / 1m. The price is for 1 linear metre.

• width: 1.20m
• length: 1 m
• mesh size: 16 x 16cm

Plant support net 1.20 m / 30 m. The price is for a 30-metre roll.

• width: 1.20m
• length: 30 m
• mesh size: 16 x 16cm

Plant support net 1.20m / 50m. Price is for a 50-metre roll.

• width: 1.20m
• length: 50 m
• mesh size: 16 x 16cm

Plant support net 1.53 m / 1 m. The price is for 1 linear metre.

• width: 1.53 m
• length: 1 m
• mesh size: 16 x 16cm

Plant support net 1.53 m / 30 m. The price is for a 30-metre roll.

• width: 1.53 m
• length: 30 m
• mesh size: 16 x 16 cm

Plant support net 1.53m / 50m. The price is for a 50-metre roll.

• width: 1.53 m
• length: 50 m
• mesh size: 16 x 16cm

Aurantiacum (Aurantiacum) is a cherry tomato variety with small, bright orange fruits and a sweet flavour. It is suitable for growing in the garden, greenhouse or pots, offering good productivity and an attractive appearance. An ideal choice for fresh eating and salads.

Variety: Aurantiacum (Solanum lycopersicum).

Number of seeds: 25 pcs.

Plant type: indeterminate (bears fruit continuously, provided conditions are right) variety with prolonged growth and fruiting.

Fruits: small, round cherry tomatoes with a deep orange colour and smooth skin.

Flavour: sweet and juicy, with light fruity notes.

Yield: a high-yielding variety with abundant fruiting in trusses.

Growing recommendations:

Sowing: start indoors* in February–March at a temperature of about 20–25°C.

Light: requires a sunny location or greenhouse conditions for optimal growth.

Support: pinching out side shoots and providing support* are required.

Watering and care: maintain even moisture and fertilise regularly* for maximum yield and fruit quality.

Orange Pepperoncini (Orange Pepperoncini) is a mild and aromatic pepper variety (Capsicum annuum) that combines the classic Pepperoncini character with a beautiful warm orange colour. The fruits are about 6–9 cm long, with a lightly sweet, delicately fruity flavour and very moderate heat of 100–500 SHU. An excellent choice for pickling, salads, pizza or stuffing with cream cheese.

Orange Pepperoncini (Orange Pepperoncini) is a colourful variety of the well-known Italian Pepperoncini. Instead of the characteristic yellow-green colour, the fruits ripen to a beautiful warm orange and, when fully ripe, develop a pleasant sweetness and a fine fruity aroma.

The plant has vigorous, bushy growth and produces an abundance of fruit. Its low heat makes it especially versatile in the kitchen and suitable even for people who prefer only a mild spicy accent.

Variety characteristics

✔️ Variety: Orange Pepperoncini (Orange Pepperoncini)
✔️ Botanical species: Capsicum annuum
✔️ Type: Mildly hot pepper
✔️ Heat: 100–500 SHU
✔️ Fruit length: around 6–9 cm
✔️ Colour at maturity: Warm orange
✔️ Flavour: Lightly sweet and delicately fruity
✔️ Growth: Vigorous and bushy
✔️ Fruit production: Abundant
✔️ Cultivation: Greenhouse or outdoors
✔️ Suitable for growing in pots: Yes
✔️ Main uses: Pickling, salads and stuffing.

🔥 Heat

100–500 SHU

Orange Pepperoncini is a very mildly hot pepper. Its spiciness is delicate enough not to mask the sweetness and fruity aroma of the ripe fruits.

This makes it especially suitable for people who enjoy the flavour of hot peppers but do not want an intensely burning sensation.

🌱 Sowing and growing

Sowing period: January – April
Location: indoors
Germination temperature: 20–30°C
Cultivation: greenhouse or outdoors
Planting outdoors: around the end of May
Support: taller plants can be tied to stakes
Pruning: possible to shape a compact plant.

For a higher yield, we recommend growing in a greenhouse. At the end of the season, plants can be moved into pots and placed on a bright windowsill, where they can continue to bear fruit.

🍴 Culinary use

Orange Pepperoncini is especially suitable for:

• Pickling in vinegar or brine
• Pizza and sandwiches
• Fresh salads
• Antipasti and platters
• Stuffing with cream cheese
• Side dishes
• Mediterranean dishes

The combination of mild heat, light sweetness and fruity aroma makes this variety excellent for home pickling. It is particularly recommended for stuffing with soft cream cheese.

💡 Tip from Urban Botaniks: Let some of the fruits reach their full orange colour, if you want the variety’s characteristic combination of light sweetness and fruity aroma. For a classic Pepperoncini experience, pickle them whole or sliced in brine or vinegar.

Orange Glow (Orange Glow) is a medium-hot and very flavourful pepper of the species Capsicum baccatum, distinguished by large fruits with glossy orange skin. The fruits reach around 11 × 4 cm, and a plant yields an average of around 25 peppers. With a heat level of 10 000 SHU, this variety is excellent for hot sauces, soups, salads and preserving.

Orange Glow (Orange Glow) combines good fruit size, an attractive orange colour and medium heat. This makes it a versatile variety both for lovers of spicy cuisine and for growing for processing and preserving.

We especially recommend it for Mexican chilli sauce, spicy soups and preserving for winter. For people accustomed to spicy food, ripe fruits are also suitable for adding fresh to salads.

Variety characteristics

✔️ Variety: Orange Glow
✔️ Botanical species: Capsicum baccatum
✔️ Type: Medium-hot pepper
✔️ Heat level: 10 000 SHU
✔️ Fruit size: around 11 × 4 cm
✔️ Ripe fruit colour: Orange
✔️ Skin: Smooth and glossy
✔️ Average yield: around 25 fruits per plant
✔️ Growing: Greenhouse or outdoors
✔️ Suitable for: Sauces, soups, salads and preserving.

🔥 Heat

10 000 SHU on the Scoville scale

Orange Glow offers moderate, noticeable heat, allowing it to be used quite widely in the kitchen. For people already accustomed to spicy food, the grower even recommends it for adding fresh to salads.

🌱 Sowing and growing

Sowing period: January – April
Sowing: indoors
Germination temperature: 20–30°C
Greenhouse planting: for higher yields
Outdoor planting: around late May
Support: taller plants can be tied to stakes
Pruning: possible to maintain a compact shape.

In autumn, plants can be moved into pots and brought indoors. Placed on a bright windowsill, they can continue bearing fruit, extending the season.

🍴 Culinary use

Orange Glow is especially suitable for:

• Mexican chilli sauces
• Homemade hot sauces
• Spicy soups
• Fresh addition to salads
• Pickling
• Preserving for winter
• Vegetable and meat dishes.

💡 Urban Botaniks tip: Orange Glow (Orange Glow) is a very good choice if you are looking for Capsicum baccatum with larger fruits and medium heat. For maximum yield, start seedlings early and grow the plants in a greenhouse; provide suitable support if they grow tall.

Orange Thai (Orange Thai / Thai Orange) is a compact, highly productive chilli pepper (Capsicum annuum) that produces many bright orange, elongated, slender fruits. Despite its compact height of around 50 cm, this variety impresses with considerable heat of 50 000–100 000 SHU and a pleasant fruity flavour. An excellent choice for growing in pots on a sunny balcony or terrace.

Orange Thai (Orange Thai / Thai Orange) combines three highly desirable qualities — compact growth, abundant fruiting, and strong heat. The plant remains around 50 cm tall and becomes covered in beautiful bright orange chillies.

The fruits have an elongated, slender shape and are distinguished by a pleasant fruity flavour, followed by considerable heat. Its compact size makes this variety especially suitable for people with limited space, including container growing on a balcony or terrace. It needs a sunny exposure.

Variety characteristics

✔️ Variety: Orange Thai / Thai Orange (Orange Thai / Thai Orange)
✔️ Botanical species: Capsicum annuum
✔️ Type: Chilli pepper
✔️ Heat: 50 000–100 000 SHU
✔️ Plant height: around 50 cm
✔️ Growth: Compact
✔️ Fruiting: Very abundant
✔️ Fruit shape: Elongated and slender
✔️ Ripe fruit colour: Bright orange
✔️ Flavour: Fruity and very hot
✔️ Exposure: Full sun
✔️ Suitable for pots: Yes
✔️ Suitable for balconies and terraces: Yes
✔️ Growing: Greenhouse or outdoors.

🔥 Heat

50 000–100 000 SHU

Despite the plant's small size, Orange Thai is a rather hot chilli pepper. Its officially stated heat is between 50 000 and 100 000 Scoville Heat Units.

This makes it suitable for lovers of more serious heat, while the fruity character of the peppers adds more flavour to finished dishes.

🌱 Sowing and growing

Sowing period: January – April
Sowing location: Indoors
Germination temperature: 20–30°C
Greenhouse planting: Yes, for a higher yield
Outdoor planting: around the end of May
Exposure: Full sun
Growing in pots: Excellent suitability.

In autumn, the plant can be moved into a pot and brought indoors. Placed on a bright windowsill, it can continue fruiting after the end of the outdoor season.

🍴 Culinary use

The fruity flavour and high heat make Orange Thai suitable for:

• Thai and other Asian dishes
• Hot sauces
• Curries
• Soups and noodles
• Spicy marinades
• Salsa
• Drying
• Making hot seasonings

Due to the heat of 50 000–100 000 SHU, even a relatively small amount can add serious spiciness to a dish.

💡 Urban Botaniks tip: Orange Thai is an excellent choice when you have limited space but want a productive, genuinely hot chilli pepper. Choose a sufficiently sunny location — we expressly recommend growing it in full sun. Its compact growth of around 50 cm makes it particularly convenient for pots on balconies and terraces.