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Information

Very common in Spain, where it's harvested when immature and green, to be served grilled or fried as an appetizer or tapas. When ripe the fruit is bright red, 5-7 cm long with a blunt tip and suitable for drying in order to make powder. The taste is special, fruity and tasty and the chilli strength varies from fruit to fruit, i.e. from mild to moderate. Therefore, it is also called the "Russian roulette chili". It originates from northwestern Spain.
The plant is tall and can easily be waist-high and bushy and often needs support in order not to fall over by the weight of all fruits. Magnificent and gives abundantly. 


 

Product number:7155
Scientific name:Capsicum annuum
Botanic family:The Nightshade Family - Solanaceae
Organic:Yes
Days to maturity:65
Lifespan:Perennial
F1 Hybrid:No
New variety:No
Sowing time:Pre-cultivate: January–March
Sowing depth:1 cm
Germination temperature:22–30 °C
Germination time:12–30 days
Plant spacing:30–50 cm
Row spacing:50–70 cm
Height:60–80 cm
Plant location:Sun
Harvest/blooming:July–frost
Seeds/g:100–150 seeds
Heirloom variety:Yes

Cultivation advice

Sowing

Sow indoors just under 1 cm deep 7-8 weeks before setting out, in January-March for cool green houses and in February-April for outdoors peppers! The best germination temperature is 22-30°C. Let the plants stand in a light airy place and after sprouting preferably at a temperature of 18°C. After getting a few real leaves the sprouts should be planted in pots. The temperature can now be lowered further. Temper the plants successively before setting out. Do not set the plants outdoors before the risk of nightly frost is over and the nightly temperature keeps above 7°C! Plant them a little deeper than they were in the pots and never allow them to dry out. Do not hurry too much with your sowing if you do not have a really good "nursery". 

Spacing

30-50 cm between the plants. 50-70 cm between rows.

Harvest

The fruits are sometimes harvested green but are not fully ripe until they turn red or yellow, orange and brown for some sorts. The plants get new fruits as long as they are harvested. Hot Peppers (Chillies) can also be harvested unripe, but develop their taste more as they ripen. Sun and heat are also important to get really potent chillies.  

Seed

100-150 seeds/g, one portion yields 10-15 good seedlings, about 10 g for 1000 seedlings.
A portion contains about 15 seeds.