Some Bonnie Plants varieties may not be available at your local stores, as we select and sell varieties best suited to the growing conditions in each region. These skinny peppers are also called chili or finger peppers. Easy to grow and tolerant of hot, humid weather, Cayenne will produce peppers all summer. They can be substituted for most dishes calling for Serrano, Jalapeno, or Habanero peppers. Wait until they get at least 5 or 6 Inches long to pick hot ones. However, they will not be hot when small. Thin-walled, skinny, wrinkled fruits are 5 to 6 Inches long and very hot. This is also the favored spice of Creole and Cajun cuisine used to give gumbo and crayfish dishes their punch. This very hot pepper is the prime ingredient in Cayenne pepper, which is made when the dried peppers are ground into powder. Of course, yield in your garden will depend on care and the length of your warm growing season. Plants in our Alabama test garden (where the long harvest season lasts from May through October) easily yield more than 150 peppers each. Allowed to remain on the plant to maturity, they turn glossy red and grow increasingly flavorful. Each fruit is 2 to 3 Inches Long, with 3 to 4 lobes to make a small, thin walled blocky miniature pepper. They're ideal for small gardens or containers. Plants are robust and disease tolerant yet relatively small, growing about 2 feet tall by 2 feet wide. You can eat them at any stage, but the longer they stay on the plant, the warmer they get. We love the way the little peppers ripen from lime green to orange to red. This 2010 All America winner is just plain cute, too. Control aphids during the growing season.True to its name, Cajun Belle pepper is an awesome pepper because it gives you all the flavor of a sweet pepper combined with a mild but spicy heat that adds zip to any dish. Choose a warm sandy soil with lots of sun. Do not transplant outside until the nights warm up in mid June. Plants grow too slowly for outdoor seeding in northern areas. Control cutworms before planting.ĭIRECT SOWING: Sow as above no later than Apr. Early cold June nights cause blossoms to drop off before pollination, producing huge bushy plants without peppers. TRANSPLANT into the field 12-18 in/30-45 cm apart in 30 in/75 cm rows after June 15th. Keep the plant warm and encourage growth with liquid fertilizer feedings every 2 weeks. Never let the plants wilt! Root systems are sensitive and rather slow growing so any check in growth will cost you dearly in total yields. Keep peppers in a well ventilated area and maintain a night greenhouse temp. Grow seedlings 70☏/20☌, reduce moisture slightly to harden off. Transplant seedlings into benches or flats when the true leaves are about 3/8 in/10 mm in diameter. Cover seed flats or benches with plastic to conserve moisture, remove covering as soon as germination occurs. Sow as thinly as possible for healthier seedlings. Sow seed about 0.25 in/6 mm deep 8 seeds per in/25 mm, cover and firm lightly. Germinate in Jiffy Mix or sterilized soil 70☏/20☌ soil temp. GREENHOUSE: Sow in hot beds, greenhouse benches or flats from Feb. 1/2 lb/227 gr of seed is required for an acre of transplants
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