Vegetable Seeds - Chilli Pepper Cayennetta

Product Description

Chilli Pepper Cayenetta produces prolific crops of bayonet-shaped cayenne peppers with a mildly spicy flavour. British bred for a neat compact habit this well branched upright variety is ideal for growing in baskets or containers & makes an eye-catching ornamental edible. This superb variety shows excellent tolerance to cold or hot weather while the dense foliage protects the crop from sun scorch.

Flowering period: Jun-Sep
Sowing months: Mar-Apr
Position: Full sun

Height: 60cm
Spread: 50cm

Sow Chilli Pepper seeds on the surface of a good free-draining damp seed sowing mix & cover with a fine sprinkling of compost or vermiculite. Place seed trays in a propagator at a temperature of 18-25C until after germination which takes 7-10 days. Do not exclude light as this helps germination. When seedlings are large enough to handle transplant into individual 7.5cm pots of compost & grow on in cooler conditions. When plants are well grown & all risk of frost has passed transplant them into grow bags & containers or plant them in well prepared beds of fertile moist well drained soil. Chili peppers may be grown undercover in a greenhouse or polytunnel or grown outdoors in a sheltered position in full sun. When growing chilli peppers outdoors gradually acclimatise them to outdoor conditions over a period of 7 to 10 days prior to transplanting them. Space pepper plants at a distance of 50cm apart.

Water chilli pepper plants regularly throughout the growing season & feed weekly with a high potash tomato fertiliser once the first fruits have set. Taller varieties of chilli peppers may require staking. Provide a thick mulch of organic matter around the base of the plants to help conserve moisture & reduce weed growth. In greenhouses maintain high humidity by damping down paths daily. Harvest chillies singly by cutting them from the plant with secateurs or pull the entire plant when full of red peppers & hang upside down in the kitchen for use all year round. Chilli peppers grown outdoors must be harvested before the first frosts.

Quantity: 1 packet of 8 seeds