SEED TYPE : Open Pollinated, Traditional

PLANT TYPE : Annual

FRUIT COLOR :  Green

SOWING TIME: Summer Season

SOWING METHOD : Directly from Seed / Transplanting

GERMINATION TIME : 6 – 8 Days

GROWING CONTAINER : 12 inch height pot / Garden bed

GROWING MEDIA : 1 part  Garden soil 1 part Cocopeat 1 part Vermicompost

FRUITING : 70 – 80 Days After Sowing

DESCRIPTION :

Capsicum has many forms with a variety of luscious colors like red, yellow, and green! In addition to its use as spices and vegetables, Capsicum has also found use in medicines because of its excellent health benefits. Capsicums, or sweet peppers, are most productive when grown in a greenhouse, but they can be grown successfully outside in a sheltered sunny spot if the weather is good.

Plant your seeds in pots so it is easy to transplant them into their final place when they are around 10-15 cm tall. Your capsicum seeds will not germinate until the temperature of the soil is right. They prefer a temperature of around 20 to 25°C before they will break dormancy, and they must not be planted outside until all chance of frost is over.

Planting Capsicum in containers requires a pot that is at least 10-12 inches deep and wide and has sufficient drainage holes. You can grow up to 2-3 plants (smaller varieties) in such a pot. Avoid using the black color container if you’re growing Capsicum in a tropical climate.

Capsicum plants need a lot less water than people think and regardless of whether the Capsicum plant is growing in a pot, raised bed or directly in the ground too much water is one of the worst things you can do to your plants. Over watering can stunt growth, washes away nutrients and invites pests and disease. Never under water nor over water both leads to plant damage. Take care of you plant by using good natural compost/fertilizer like waste vegetable peeled off skin from your kitchen around the plant which is natural compost.

Capsicums are ready to harvest of about 10-12 weeks from the day of sowing. Fruits will be of 2-3 inches in length.