Capsicum 'Cubanelle'
Capsicum 'Cubanelle' is backordered and will ship as soon as it is back in stock.
'Cubanelle' is a European heirloom variety that has a mild sweet flavour with 2 to 3 lobes and thick walls. Fruit is tapered, 5 cm wide by 12.5 cm long. It ripens from a waxy yellowish-green to shades of orange and red but best flavour is when young. Popular as a frying pepper in Spanish, Italian and Slavic dishes. Also good eaten fresh in salads or stuffed.
Product: Capsicum 'Cubanelle'
Product type: SEED ()
Botanical name: Capsicum annuum
Cubanelle' is a European heirloom variety that has a mild sweet flavour with 2 to 3 lobes and thick walls. Fruit is tapered, 5 cm wide by 12.5 cm long. It ripens from a waxy yellowish-green to shades of orange and red but best flavour is when young. Popular as a frying pepper in Spanish, Italian and Slavic dishes. Also good eaten fresh in salads or stuffed.
Plant type: Warm season, frost tender annual
Plant height: 60 – 90 cm
Sow when: Germinate best at 20 - 30°C soil temp.
Temperate: Early spring - inside with extra heat; outside after frost danger has passed
Subtropical: Spring
Tropical: All year but avoid January - February
Germination: 10 - 21 days
Depth: 6 mm deep
Position: Full Sun
Sow where: Into seedling pots, transplant when soil is warm.
Soil type: Fertile well-drained soil pH 5.5 - 7
Rows: 45 - 90 cm apart
Details: Avoid high nitrogen fertilisers; keep moisture constant
Harvest: 65 - 80 days: pick early fruit green to encourage fruiting. In fruit fly areas the fruit should be protected by bagging