70-75 days. Traditional hot pepper from Mexico. Plants produce medium-size fruits with medium heat. Typically harvested when green but can be left on the plants to ripen to red color. Delicious when grilled to make salsa. One of the most popular commercial hot pepper seeds in the U.S. A favorite of home gardeners.
Our current seed stock was grown by Kara Olsen in Ohio. Photo by Kara Olsen.
Packet has min. 25 seeds
- Capsicum annuum
- Full sun
- Planting depth: 1/4″
- Sprouts in 10-14 days
- Ideal growing temperature: 75-95F
- Plant spacing: 18″
- Frost hardy: No
- Growth habit: Upright growth with short or long branches that grow away from the stem
Growing tips: Start hot pepper seeds indoors in seedling trays or small seedling pots with seed starting soil that has essential nutrients in it, 6-8 weeks prior to last frost. Keep the soil moist for quick germination. Make sure to keep the young seedlings under good light to have strong plants with sturdy, healthy stems and leaves. Transplant after last frost in well-drained, fertile soil enrichened with compost and other amendments. Feed your hot pepper plants with liquid fertilizer once every two weeks.
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