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Early to Mid-Early Pepper

Early to mid-early pepper weighing approximately 140 grams. Red when ripe, cone-shaped. Suitable for polytunnels and greenhouses. Package contains 40 seeds.

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Capsicum annum - Sandra

A perennial plant native to Mexico. In cultivation, it is grown as an annual and can reach a height of 0.5–1.5 m. It has alternately arranged lanceolate leaves. The flowers are white and pentamerous. The fruit is a pod, whose natural color is red. About three thousand varieties of peppers are cultivated, both sweet and hot. The heat is caused by the alkaloid capsaicin. Initially, it was grown as an ornamental plant. Its use as a spice or vegetable came later. Today, two types of peppers are mainly used. The first is the annual pepper (Capsicum annuum). Another pepper widely used for spice production are varieties of the species Capsicum frutescens, known as chilli. Generally, peppers are divided into six groups: pointed peppers (Hungarian type), square peppers, apple peppers, kapia, bull's horn and ram's horn, and spicy or chilli peppers.

Peppers contain a lot of potassium, phosphorus and sodium and are, among others, a significant source of vitamin C, U and carotene. Vegetable varieties are used fresh, in salads or in cold and hot cuisine. Spicy varieties are excellent piquant seasonings! Peppers have a wide range of uses, they can be heat-treated, eaten cold, they are suitable for preparing salads, Asian dishes or for pickling. They are an excellent supplement during diets.

How to grow peppers

  • Requires a warm, sunny, sheltered location. The optimal temperature range during the growing season is 18–23°C. Temperatures below 14°C and above 30°C are extreme and do not suit peppers well. We plant peppers 2 next to each other. It is advisable to tie peppers continuously. Ideally, the plant should be attached to a leading stake both at the lower and upper parts of the plant. Regular watering and weed removal around the plants are important. Under no circumstances should we water and spray in direct sunlight, as we would burn them. In a polytunnel or greenhouse, peppers will also grow much faster, mainly due to temperature and humidity. We regularly check peppers for pests or signs of physiological or fungal diseases.

  • We sow peppers from January until the end of March at the latest. To make sowing easier, we can plant them in peat jiffies. If we choose to plant in substrate, it should contain perlite mixed in a suitable ratio with nutrient-rich soil. So we can use a special substrate for sowing, which we mix with perlite or sand. We plant seeds approximately 1 cm deep. We treat the planted seeds with Previcur, thus ensuring protection against damping off of seedlings. The temperature should be around 25 degrees Celsius. Air humidity should not change for proper seedling growth. Seedlings need a lot of light so they don't stretch. When at least two leaves sprout on small plants, it's time to transplant them into a pot. We transplant plants with root balls to a permanent location with spacing of 60–70 cm x 25–40 cm.

  • Peppers require humus-rich, nutritious soil with sufficient available soil water and pH in the range of 6.5–7.5.

  • Basic fertilization is to incorporate mature cow manure or compost into the soil where we will plant peppers. We perform this fertilization in autumn. In autumn, we also lime the area with a dose of approximately 3.6 kg/m2 of ground limestone or 2 kg/m2 depending on the soil at the location. Before planting, it is advisable to incorporate 50–70 g/m2 of NPK fertilizer with a higher nitrogen content into the soil. During the growing season, we then fertilize with water-soluble NPK fertilizer - Cererit, Kristalon. It is important that the water-soluble fertilizer also contains micronutrients! We apply fertilizer every 14 days.

  • Peppers are often attacked by sucking pests such as aphids, whiteflies, or spider mites. For protection, we can use Mospilan, Decis Mega or Symfonie from Natura.

    With high air humidity, fruits can be attacked by molds and fungi. The most well-known fungal diseases are gray and white rot. A suitable preparation for protection against these fungal diseases is Ortiva.

    Bacterial spot of pepper plants is dangerous. Necrotic fruits affected by this spot usually crack and are destroyed. Various colored spots, especially on fruits, are caused by a bacterial disease called bronzing. With these plant infestations, the best solution is their elimination.

    Calcium deficiency in the soil, irregular irrigation, or the presence of potassium in the soil causes physiological disorders. These deficiencies may manifest as disorders of fruits, leaves, and flowers, which are often confused with fungal diseases. In case plants are affected by necrosis, we maintain even irrigation, adequate nutrition and treat them with, for example, effective calcium chloride or special foliar fertilizer.

  • Peppers grown for green fruits are harvested as early as mid-July. We harvest red or yellow fruits at the end of August and in September. Spicy peppers (chilli) are harvested in autumn if grown outdoors or in a greenhouse.

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Data sheet

Growing difficulty
Medium
Growing suitability
Greenhouse cultivation
Purpose
Edible fruits
Sowing Time
jaro
Harvest time
Autumn
Summer
Fruit color
Red

Specific References

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