Capsicum 'White Diamond'
Capsicum 'White Diamond' is backordered and will ship as soon as it is back in stock.
White Diamond' is an unusual and attractive translucent ivory-white capsicum. Fruit is thick fleshed, and blocky with a mouth-watering, rich flavour and a sweet, juicy crunch. It ripens from ivory to a pale yellow and finally red. The plants are study and 60cm high and produce over a long season. Excellent eaten fresh in salads, salsa, fried or stuffed.
Product: Capsicum 'White Diamond'
Product type: SEED ()
Botanical name: Capsicum annuum
White Diamond' is an unusual and attractive translucent ivory-white capsicum. Fruit is thick fleshed, and blocky with a mouth-watering, rich flavour and a sweet, juicy crunch. It ripens from ivory to a pale yellow and finally red. The plants are study and 60cm high and produce over a long season. Excellent eaten fresh in salads, salsa, fried or stuffed.
Plant type: Warm season, frost tender annual
Plant height: 60 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: 75 days: pick early fruit white to encourage fruiting; in fruit fly areas the fruit should be protected by bagging