Pumpkin Chili - 15 Seeds

Pumpkin Chili (Pumpkin Chili) is an unusual, ornamental hot pepper variety of the species Capsicum baccatum, whose fruits resemble miniature pumpkins. They have a pleasant fruity, sweet flavour with mild heat, making this variety interesting both for cooking and ornamental growing. The plant is easy to grow and performs well directly in the garden.

Pumpkin Chili (Pumpkin Chili) stands out above all for the characteristic pumpkin-like shape of its fruit. The flavour is described as fruity, sweet and mildly hot.

The plants develop quite vigorously and can be pruned. At the same time, other sources describe the variety as compact, with dark leaves and fruit ripening from black through yellow to red.

Variety characteristics

• Variety: Pumpkin Chili (Pumpkin Chili)
• Botanical species: Capsicum baccatum
• Type: Hot / ornamental pepper
• Fruit shape: Resembles a miniature pumpkin
• Flavour: Fruity and sweet
• Heat level: Around 1 000 SHU, though Vreeken's gives this value with a question mark
• Growth: Vigorous, according to Vreeken's observations
• Pruning: Recommended in case of excessive growth
• Outdoor growing: Yes
• Greenhouse growing: Yes
• Growing difficulty: An easy-to-grow variety.

🔥 Heat

≈ 1 000 SHU

The heat is described as mild, allowing the pepper’s sweet and fruity qualities to come through more clearly.

🌱 Sowing and growing

Sowing: January – April
Sowing location: Indoors
Germination temperature: 20–30°C
Planting in a greenhouse: For higher yields
Planting outdoors: Around the end of May
Pruning: As needed
Support: Tying is recommended for tall plants.

In autumn, the plants can be moved into pots and brought indoors. On a bright windowsill, they can continue fruiting and ripening fruit that has already formed.

🍴 Culinary use

The combination of a sweet, fruity flavour and mild heat makes Pumpkin Chili suitable for:

• Fresh salads
• Salsa
• Mild hot sauces
• Pickling
• Spicy appetisers
• Garnishing and decorating dishes
• Stuffing, if the size of the individual fruit allows it

The unusual pumpkin-like shape is an additional advantage in recipes where the appearance of the fruit matters.

💡 Urban Botaniks tip: Pumpkin Chili (Pumpkin Chili) is an excellent choice when you are looking for a pepper that is both tasty and visually unusual. We would not place too much emphasis on the exact Scoville rating, since Vreeken's itself gives it as approximate. The variety’s real strength is the combination of pumpkin-like shape, sweet-fruity flavour and mild heat.