Pepper Hot Toofan F1

Description

Pepper Hot Toofan F1

Pepper Hot Toofan F1. Vigorous, semi-erect plants produce masses of hot pepper under a wide range of climatic conditions. Well-branched plants produce erect, upward-facing fruit, ripening to bright scarlet-red. Originally selected for outdoor production in India, this variety has performed exceptionally well in unheated greenhouses in Northern Europe.

Cultivation advice Pepper Hot Toofan F1

Sun: full sun

Height: 75-90 cm

Spread: 50 cm

Fruit Size: 10-12 cm (20-25 g)

Days to Maturity from Transplant: 120

Uses: greenhouse culture ( north), outdoor plants (south)

Sow seeds 1/4 deep in 3 in pots with quality seed compost. Keep moist. Seedlings emerge in 10-21 days at 70 degrees F+. Temperature is critical for germination.

Transplant to individual containers when seedlings have at least two pairs of leaves.

When 4-5 inches plant 18 apart in greenhouse / conservatory with root ball 1/2 below the soil surface.

Keep moist and feed when flowering with tomato type fertiliser.

Harvest when fruits have reached full-size and full colour