sowing pepper ( Capsicum )
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Crop group: Fruit crop |
Crop family : Nightshade family |
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Well-known varieties : Cayenne (40,000 Scoville, also in BIO ), Anaheim Chili (1,000 Scoville, Hungarian Yellow wax hot (7,000 Scoville), Habanero Orange (300,000 Scoville), Habanero red (300,000 Scoville), Jalapeno (5,000) Scoville (Scoville is a score according to the spiciness of peppers and starts at 0 and goes up to 2,000,000) |
Sowing depth: 0.25 cm
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Height : 45-60 cm |
Sowing distance: in 5 cm trays
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Germination: 20-28°C / 14-20 days
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Planting distance : 50 cm between rows, 35 cm between plants or in pots with a diameter of 30 cm or more. |
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Growth cycle : 175 days |
Plant out when : 2 to 4 leaves (prick out) |
Cultivation method :
- Pre-sowing Indoors/ greenhouse : Sow indoors end of January-March; Plant under glass in May; harvest from end of July to beginning of November
Peppers in our webshop 
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Good neighbors : Tomato, marjoram, basil |
Bad neighbors : beans , cabbages |
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Frost resistant: No |
Root system: 45-60 cm |
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Fertilization : lots of phosphorus , so bone meal
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Preferred soil: pH: 7.0-8.5 |
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Dangers and concerns : aphids
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Harvesting and storing : The peppers come in many varieties. Usually the peppers go from a green, via a red phase to a deep red state. Peppers are ripe when they come off the plant easily. Work with gloves for spicy varieties!
Nutritional values:
10 grams of raw pepper contains:
- 4 kcal
- 0 grams of fat
- 1 gram of carbohydrates
- 0.2 grams of protein
- 0.1 gram of fiber
- 0.5 grams of sugar
- Vitamins: A, C and K
- Other: Thiamine, Riboflavin, Niacin, Folic Acid, Iron, Magnesium , Phosphorus , Copper, Potassium and Manganese.
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 = little sun  = moderate sun = lots of sun  = little water = moderate water  = a lot of water |
