Key facts
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Overview
Thai Extra Hot is a hybrid Asian hot pepper with smooth-walled green pods about 2 inches long and 1 inch wide, wider than the usual pencil-thin Thai chile, that ripen to red. The plants are upright. Heat is high, as the name says. Grow in full sun and warm soil, pick red for full heat, and dry the surplus. Suits Thai curries, dipping sauces and chili pastes.
Thai Extra Hot traits
- Hybrid Asian hot pepper
- Smooth pods about 2 by 1 inch
- Green ripening to red
- Upright plants
- Very hot pods
Good for
- Thai curries and sauces
- Drying
- Chili paste
Compare with other peppers and chilies varieties
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| Variety | Days to maturity | Growth habit | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thai Extra Hot this page | — | — | — |
| 'Buena Mulata' Pepper | 75–80 days | — | — |
| Ace | 50–70 days | — | — |
| Aci Sivri | 90 days | — | — |
| Aconcagua | 80 days | — | — |
| Aji Amarillo | 80–90 days | — | — |
| Aji Colorado | 78–85 days | — | — |
Thai Extra Hot FAQ
What kind of peppers and chilies is Thai Extra Hot?
Thai Extra Hot is a hybrid Asian hot pepper with smooth-walled green pods about 2 inches long and 1 inch wide, wider than the usual pencil-thin Thai chile, that ripen to red. The plants are upright.
How does Thai Extra Hot compare with other peppers and chilies varieties?
Similar peppers and chilies varieties include 'Buena Mulata' Pepper (75–80 days), Ace (50–70 days), Aci Sivri (90 days). The comparison table on this page lists days to maturity, growth habit and type side by side.
What is Thai Extra Hot good for?
Thai Extra Hot is grown for thai curries and sauces, drying, chili paste.
Sowing, care and common problems
Sowing times, care and common problems are the same for every peppers and chilies variety, so they are covered once in the growing guide.
- Peppers and Chilies growing guide
- Types of Hot Chili Pepper: Telling the Groups Apart in the Garden
- Starting Hot Chili Peppers From Seed: The Long Head Start They Need
- Hot Chili Pepper Care: Watering and Feeding for Maximum Heat
- How to Prune and Train Hot Chili Peppers: Shaping the Plant and Cutting Back for Winter
- How Pepper and Chili Branches Multiply: Forking at Every Flower, the Three-Stem Frame, and What to Prune
- Hot Chili Pepper Growing Calendar: A Season That Runs Half the Year
- Hot Chili Pepper Problems: Pests, Rots and Pods That Never Color
- All 575 peppers and chilies varieties
Source
Source: Cornell University (CALS Garden-Based Learning)
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