Growing Cayenne Peppers
Organic Vegetable Gardening
Fact Sheet
Botanical name: Capsicum annuum var. Glabriusculum
Seed |
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| Planting time: | SU | ||
| Seeds per ounce: | 4500 | ||
| Ounces per square foot: | 0.006 | ||
| Minimum legal germination rate: | 55% | ||
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Notes This fruit is red when it's mature and has a hot strong taste; the smaller they are, the hotter. The seeds of Cayenne Pepper are hotter than the pod. The seeds of Cayenne Peppers contain a chemical compound called capsaicin; believed to have antibiotic properties. |
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Planting |
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| In garden spacing (inches): | 12 | ||
| In flat spacing (inches): | 1 | ||
| Planting depth (inches): | cover seeds with soil. | ||
| Maximum number of plants per square foot: | 1.5 | ||
| Nutrient relationship:: | Heavy Feeder | ||
Harvest |
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| Days to maturity: | 63-77 | ||
| Harvesting period (days): | 119 | ||
| Minimum yields in pounds /square foot: | .05 | ||
Cultural |
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| Diseases: | Anthracnose, Bacterial Spot, Bacterial Wilt, Blossom End Rot, Elephant's Foot, Fusarium Stem Rot, Leaf Spot, Pepper Stem Scald, Phytophthora Blight, Southern Blight, Tobacco Mosaic Virus, Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus, Wet Rot. |
| Insect pests:(Insect Pest Finder) | Army Cutworm, Beet Armyworm, Cabbage Looper, Cutworm, Eastern Field Wireworm, Fall Armyworm, Northern Mole Cricket, Pepper Maggot, Tomato Hornworm |
Varieties |
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| Cayenne Long, Charleston Hot,, Cowhorn, Golden,, Ho Chi Minh, Joe's Long, Long Red, Long Red Narrow, Long Red Slim, Maule’s Red, Negro Chili, Papper Peppers, Purple Cayenne, Red Peter, Ring of Fire, Super Cayenne II, Yellow Cayenne | |
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