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Yugoslavian paprika pepper Yugoslavian Paprika Pepper

Capsicum annuum

A variety of capsicum

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

Sun requirement for Yugoslavian paprika pepper: Plant in Full Sun

A traditional family paprika pepper brought to New Zealand by a migrating Yugoslav family, who gave it to Alan Mackie of Torere to keep alive. Used raw as a sweet pepper, dried and ground, roasted or fermented. Start in trays in early spring at 18 °C and plant out after frost 30 cm apart.

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Yugoslavian paprika pepper facts

Lifespan

Annual living and reproducing in a single year or less

Growing Yugoslavian paprika peppers

  1. Sow seeds indoors 8 weeks before planting out
  2. Harden off the seedlings 1 week before planting out
  3. Stake the plants 3 weeks after planting out
  4. Water regularly at planting out every week
  5. Feed with liquid fertiliser 6 weeks after planting out every 2 weeks
  6. Pick fruit regularly at first harvest every week
  7. Pull out finished plants 6 weeks after first harvest

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Ecological requirements

Data from the FAO EcoCrop database for Capsicum annuum L.

Family / Taxonomy Magnoliopsida
Asteridae
Solanales
Solanaceae
Optimal temperature 17 - 30 °C
Absolute temperature 8 - 35 °C
Optimal rainfall 600 - 1250 mm/year
Absolute rainfall 500 - 1700 mm/year
Optimal soil pH 5.5 - 6.8
Absolute soil pH 4.5 - 7.0
Crop cycle 60 - 180 days
Max altitude 3000 m
Life form herb
Life span annual
Habit erect
Optimal soil depth medium (50-150 cm)
Optimal soil texture medium, organic
Optimal soil fertility moderate
Optimal soil drainage well (dry spells)
Optimal soil salinity low (<4 dS/m)
Photoperiod short day (<12 hours), neutral day (12-14 hours)
Optimal light very bright

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) ECOCROP, the crop ecological requirements database. Version 1. https://data.apps.fao.org/catalog/dataset/ecocrop. Accessed through the CGIAR Climate Action Data Hub, https://cgiar-climate-data-hub.github.io/catalog/ecocrop_1/.

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