Byadgi menasinakayi plant
₹529.00
Live Byadgi chilli, the Karnataka chilli that gives deep red colour with little heat.
Capsicum annuum
Byadgi menasinakayi / ಬ್ಯಾಡಗಿ ಮೆಣಸಿನಕಾಯಿ (Byadgi chilli)
- Grow bag12 in wide x 18 in tall
- Ships atEstablished in its Nabhi bag, roots at the olla
- First harvestGreen chillies from about 2 months; dried pods from about 4 months
- Sunlight4-6 hours direct sun
- Best plantedOctober to May
Grown to order — delivered in about 40 days · 110 available
We start it when you order and hand it over once it is established and hardened off. That is what makes the olla work from day one: the roots have already grown down to it before it reaches you.
SKU MEN-BYA
Water it through the olla. That is the only instruction.
A buried terracotta olla releases water at exactly the rate the soil draws it, over a base of well-rotted wood that holds moisture through a hot week. You cannot overwater it and it will not dry out on you. The roots reach the olla before the plant leaves us, so it works from the day it arrives.
The Nabhi method: how these bags are built · What is an olla?
Details
The chilli behind the red of a good huli pudi or bisi bele bath powder: wrinkled, dark red pods that colour a dish without making it fiery.
Green chillies come first; the dried red pods take longest, so leave some on the plant until they are deep red and starting to wrinkle, then dry them on a raised rack.
It grows best from October to May. No support is needed.
Specifications
| Botanical name | Capsicum annuum |
|---|---|
| Grow bag | 12 in wide x 18 in tall, filled, with olla |
| Ships at | Established in its Nabhi bag, roots at the olla |
| First harvest | Green chillies from about 2 months; dried pods from about 4 months |
| Sunlight | 4-6 hours direct sun |
| Season | October to May |
Questions
Do I need to water it?
Just keep the olla topped up. It releases water as the soil dries, so the plant can’t be overwatered.