RED CHERRY SMALL AB CHILI PEPPER
Capsicum annuum
The Red Cherry Small chili pepper, also known as the Turkish Ball chili pepper, is a beautiful variety producing ball-shaped fruits with a very fruity and strong flavor (6/10 on the Scoville scale). The fruits turn bright red in September.
This variety can be grown outdoors or in pots. The Red Cherry Small pepper keeps very well.
It can be eaten in marinade, in vinegar or oil.
How to successfully sow chili peppers
Sow in February-March in pots of fine seed compost in a heated greenhouse (25°C). Peppers need a high temperature at the beginning of their development as well as a little humidity but not too much. Germination within 3 weeks.
Plant out in May in deep, loose soil, in a warm, sunny location, sheltered from the wind, 50 cm apart in all directions. Hoeing, watering and mulching.
If you do not live in a warm region, greenhouse cultivation is highly recommended.
Good associations
Peppers will appreciate cohabitation with other nightshades: Peruvian groundcherry, Balbis nightshade, peppers, tomatoes, etc.
Harvesting chili peppers
5 to 6 months after sowing when the peppers are fully ripe.
Pick as needed or dry in the sun or oven.
