Capsicum Perennial Vegetable Seeds

Capsicum ‘Perennial’ Vegetable Seeds

PACKET: APPROX. 100 SEED COUNT

Botanical Name: Capsicum annuum

Perennial is a tall, hardy, productive, bush capsicum that can live up to 5 years in the tropics. The fruit is 3 x 8 cm and tapers to a blunt point, ripening from green to red. It is resistant to wilt and can also be used as rootstock for grafting other capsicum varieties.

Plant Type: Warm season, frost tender annual

Plant Height: 150 cm

Sow When:

• Temperate: Early spring – inside with extra heat; outside after frost danger has passed
• Subtropical: Spring
• Tropical: All year but avoid January – February

Germination:

• 10 – 21 days
• Depth: 6 mm deep

Position: Full sun

Sow Where: Into seedling pots, transplant when soil is warm

Soil Type: Fertile well-drained soil pH 5.5 – 7

Rows: 75 cm apart

Spacing: 30 cm between plants, stake

Details:

• Keep moisture constant
• Prune yearly to remove leggy old growth or when fruit size gets smaller

Harvest: 70 days: pick early fruit green to encourage fruiting