PLANTS SHIP MID-MAY+ (except fruit trees), SEEDS SHIP ANYTIME, CANADA ONLY. LOCAL PICKUP AVAILABLE (incl. fruit trees, Ottawa) CHINESE FIVE COLOUR HOT PEPPER | id:25078 | Capsicum annuum | Certified Organic by Ecocert Canada | Annual | Open Pollinated | Heirloom Pepper colour varies from purple to cream in the garden. Compact and easy to grow. Mature like a rainbow in five colors and gains in heat as they change color, turning from cream, purple, yellow, orange, and finally red.Pepper is a small, conical, ornamental type pepper that grows to about an inch in length and provides a sweet yet bitter flavor with an earthy aftertaste. 4’ tall plant and produces over 100 peppers per plant on average. Eaten raw, stir-fried or roasted. You can even make salsa, dips, and hot sauces! Heat Level: 5,000-50,000 Scoville heat units. Vitamins+: A, B6, C+++., K+., Capsaicin. Companion plants: Alliums, Basil, Tomato, Spinach, Oregano, Marjoram, Nasturtium, Marigold. Far from: Beans, Brassicas, Fennel. Planting tip: Sow indoors 6-8 weeks before planting.||For best results harden off at 18-19°C Harvesting tip: Ready to harvest as soon as they’ve achieved their final colour. Harvest first fruit promptly to stimulate production. Storage tip: Store at 10-12°C w/ relative humidity of 95%
Seed depth:1/4″, Plant spacing:12-18”, Row spacing:24-30″, Sun Level:3, Watering Level:2, Germination:7-21 days/jrs, 20-37°C Optimally:27-31°C, Maturity:70-90 d/j, Height: 24-48″, Width: 18-24″, SHU:30,000-50,000 (See Envelope below) Gaia Organics, 399 River Road, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, K1V 1C9 (near Gatineau, Quebec) 613-219-8463 (see the envelope below)
