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CAPSICUM Emerald Giant
Capsicum annum
Stock: Available
Family: Solanaceae
Characteristics: Annual or perennial shrub
Seed per packet: 25
The Bell Pepper Emerald Giant is a large, thick fleshed green bell pepper that sweetens and turns red on the vine. Emerald Giant is a great container variety. The peppers are about 10 cm (4”) long and about 9 cm (3 ½”) wide and grow on a plant that is about 60 cm (2ft) tall.
Adaptable to most garden soils but prefers a well-drained, well fed soil in a sunny position. Annual in temperate climates perennial in the tropics.
Capsicums require warmth for germination, if starting early provide warmth.
Tropical: Year Round
Temperate: Late Winter to Early Summer
Cold: Spring to Summer
Sow: 6mm deep.
Grow in trays of a good seed raising mix and transplant when 6-7cm tall.
Germination: 10-14 days.
Plant space: 50cm
Row space: 50cm
Maturity: 10-12 weeks
Feed with a soluble fertiliser every two weeks for stronger plants.
