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chiltepin pepper Chiltepin Pepper

Capsicum annuum var. glabriusculum
Also known as chiltepin (en) chiltepe (en) chile tepin (en) turkey (en) bird’s eye (en) bird peppers (en)

A variety of chili pepper

How to sow chiltepin pepper: Direct seed indoors, transplant seedlings outside after hardening off

Sun requirement for chiltepin pepper: Plant in Full Sun

The chilli pepper (from Nahuatl chīlli) is the fruit of plants from the genus Capsicum which are members of the nightshade family, Solanaceae. Chilli peppers are widely used in many cuisines as a spice to add heat to dishes. The substances that give chilli peppers their intensity when ingested or applied topically are capsaicin and related compounds known as capsaicinoids.

Chilli peppers originated in Mexico. After the Columbian Exchange, many cultivars of chilli pepper spread across the world, used for both food and traditional medicine.

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Chiltepin pepper facts

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Annual living and reproducing in a single year or less

Growing chiltepin peppers

  1. Sow seeds indoors somewhere warm 10 weeks before planting out
  2. Pot on the seedlings 6 weeks before planting out
  3. Harden off the seedlings 1 week before planting out
  4. Set or refill beer traps for slugs and snails at planting out every week
  5. Stake the plants 2 weeks after planting out
  6. Water regularly at planting out every week
  7. Check for aphids 2 weeks after planting out every 2 weeks
  8. Feed with tomato fertiliser 6 weeks after planting out every 2 weeks
  9. Pick chillies regularly at first harvest every week
  10. Bring pots in before the first frost 3 months after first harvest

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