Dorset Naga
This chilli is one of the hottest chillies in the world – it was measured by BBC Gardeners' World at nearly 1.6 million SHU, which is the hottest measurement ever recorded for a chilli (see www.dorsetnaga.com). It was developed by us though making selections from the Bangladeshi landrace variety known as Naga Morich. Its scorching heat level is backed up by a powerful aroma that imbibes any dish with a distinctively fruity flavour. The fruit are roughly cone shaped, and about 2 cm wide at the shoulders and up to 4 cm long, though they can be smaller. Naga are traditionally used green, but we sell Dorset Naga at both green and red stages.

Warning: this chilli is extremely hot; please use with the greatest caution.
Under no circumstances should one of these chillies be left where an unwitting person, especially a child, might handle them.

Minimum six fruit per pack.

Price: £2.00 per pack.

(Seed of Dorset Naga are for sale. See seaspringseeds.co.uk)

Jamacian Jerk

This habanero is an authentic Jamacian habanero, measuring 81,622 SHU in 2009 and 128,000 SHU in 2010. The fruit are large, yellow and hot.

Price: £2.00 per pack

Trinity
This unusual habanero turns down the heat to 39,985 SHU (in 2006 trials) while retaining the enticingly fruity flavour so characteristic of other habanero and Scotch Bonnet chilli types. It adds a unique twist to fruit sorbets and ice creams, and is brilliant at spicing up home-made tomato ketchup. One word of caution: although mild for a habanero the fruit are unpredictable and while normally very mild can be quite hot. Nevertheless, the wonderful flavour always comes through without the overwhelming habanero heat. The fruit are variable in shape and size, but are roughly 5 cm by 2.5 cm. They start lime green, ripening to a red.

Minimum six fruit per pack.

Price: £2.00 per pack

Apricot
This beauty is a habanero chilli, but with almost no heat (500 SHU). Unlike other heatless habaneros, which have had the flavour as well as heat turned down, Apricot is thick-fleshed (for a habanero) and packed full of flavour. It is ideal as a starter stuffed with cream cheese, or cut up finely to give an extra flavour to a toss salad. With generous portions of the habanero flavour they are also valuable ingredients in habanero chilli sauces for maintaining flavour while managing the heat.

Minimum six fruit per pack.

Price: £2.00 per pack.

Mixed Chilli Bag
In our quest for the perfect chilli, we trial a wide range of new varieties each year. These are the chillies that, along with our old favourites, go into the mixed chilli bag. Given the number of varieties to choose from, each bag may be different, but all will contain an intriguing assortment of fruit. Please note that some (or possibly all or none) of the fruit in a bag may be mouth burning. The only way to find out the heat level of each individual chilli is to taste it, so please order this bag only if you are experienced in dealing with chillies.

Price: £3.00 per pack.

(Seed of the habanero collection is for sale at seaspringseeds.co.uk)

Potted Chilli Plants
Attractive chilli plants grown in 5 inch pots. Chosen for their looks as much as their culinary use, these plants can be kept in any conservatory or on any sunny window sill as an ornamental, while the chilli fruit can be picked off for cooking. (Seed of NuMex Twilight - see opposite - is for sale. See seaspringseeds.co.uk)

Not sold by mail order these plants will be sold at our open day and from our stall at events we attend over the summer months.

See home page for the list of shows we will be attending.