{"product_id":"west-park-birds-eye-piri-piri-pepper","title":"West Park Bird's Eye (Piri Piri) Pepper","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis Bird's Eye Chili, or Piri Piri Pepper, is a South African heirloom with intensely hot flavor. The small, slender fruits are about 1-in long and and ripen from green-purple to red earlier than other\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003efrutescens\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003epeppers. These plants are incredibly productive. Bird's Eye peppers were brought to Mozambique from South America by the Portuguese and are now popular across southern Africa, as well as Brazil, Portugal, India, Ethiopia, and Nigeria. The fruits are commonly dried and used to to make traditional piri piri sauce. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDays to maturity:\u003c\/strong\u003e 60-70\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSeeds per pack:\u003c\/strong\u003e 25\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGermination rate:\u003c\/strong\u003e 77% on 01\/23\/2025\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003ePlanting \/ harvesting notes\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStart seeds indoors 8-10 weeks before the last frost and transplant into garden well after the danger of frost. Keep seedlings moist but do not overwater. Transplants should be initially watered in well, and plants will be most productive with regular irrigation and full sun.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eSeed keeping notes\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePeppers are generally self-pollinating, though we isolate different varieties of the same species by at least 50 feet, in hopes that flying insects will not cross pollinate them unexpectedly. There are several important species of peppers, so check your scientific names! Pepper seeds are ripe when the fruits have turned their final fiery color - in this case, fully red. Cut the fruit, scrape out seeds, and lay them out to dry on a labeled screen or paper product in a ventilated place away from direct sunlight for a week or two. Drying the peppers before seed extraction can slightly lower your germination rates, but works fine for home seed saving as long as the peppers do not rot.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sistah Seeds","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46163260375278,"sku":"CAP-042","price":5.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2406\/3467\/files\/westparkbirdseyepiripiricreditamirahmitchellsistahseeds.jpg?v=1740002080","url":"https:\/\/trueloveseeds.sbs\/products\/west-park-birds-eye-piri-piri-pepper","provider":"Truelove Seeds","version":"1.0","type":"link"}