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Here is the Balloon Pepper, Capsicum baccatum L. var. umbilicatum, Scoville units: 1,000 to 1500 SHU. The Balloon Pepper orig
Here is the Balloon Pepper, Capsicum baccatum L. var. pendulum, Scoville units: 1,000 to 1500 SHU. The Balloon Pepper originates from South America and often call bishop's crown but we found the Balloon Pepper to be a smaller version. This umbilicatum pepper variety has pods getting to 1.75 inches long and go from green to red when fully ripe and is known for its strange wings and wrinkled appearance. Plants can get to 3.5+ feet tall and tend to be a medium bush sized plants but if pruned they tend to stay smaller. These go great in salads, rice & beans, salsa or just keep it on you window! We found this to be a very productive variety and easy to grow in northern climates. Usually fruits first year and you can over winter in pots. If pruned, plants can live for many years in pots and tend to stay around 24" tall and ornate. A must grow for any collector! Open pollinated, mid season, red, perennial, easy grow, 69 to 100+ days to overwinter for many years. LOT# 2 R13 TAG# 126-2022

Balloon Pepper

SKU: 8343-10
$2.99Price

  • Quantity

    10 seeds

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  • GERMINATION INFO

    Peppers require a long warm season to produce fruits, taking from 58 to 100 days to mature. Although grown as an annual throughout most of the country, peppers survive as perennials in U.S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones 9b, 10 and 11. Ornamental, sweet and hot peppers all require the same conditions for germination and fruit production.

    1. Start pepper seeds six to eight weeks before you plan to plant them outside. Use planting trays or pots with drainage holes and a separate water tray to allow excess moisture to drain.

    2. Wash planting trays or pots with hot water and soap. Mix nine parts water with one part bleach and rinse the containers with the mixture to remove any bacteria and fungus.

    3. Fill the planting container with seed starting mix. Use a packaged soilless blend or make your own using one-third peat, one-third sand and one-third vermiculite.

    4. Broadcast the pepper seeds across the seed starting medium. Cover them with a light layer of the medium about twice as thick as the seed width.

    5. Mist the planted container with room temperature water until the starting mix feels damp all the way through. Cover the tray or pots with a humidity dome or plastic film.

    6. Place the planters in a warm location. Pepper seeds need temperatures around 70 to 80 degrees F to germinate. Use a seed starting heat mat with thermostat to ensure consistent and accurate temperatures.

    7. Check the peppers daily for moisture levels and seedlings. Mist as needed to keep the soilless mix moist. Germination takes seven to 14 days for most varieties of peppers. Remove the plastic cover when seedlings appear.

     

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