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The Penis Pepper chili, also called Peter Pepper, owes its name to its unmistakable shape. The fruits measure between 6 and 9 cm and ripen from green to red. It measures between 5,000 and 30,000 on the Scoville scale. For good seed germination, you will need to maintain a temperature of 28°C until germination. The plant of this chili can reach up to 90cm in height.
The chili should be planted between January and March for a harvest starting in June.

• heat level: 5,000 to 30,000 on the Scoville scale.
• plant size approximately 90 cm.
• medium-sized fruit, approximately 6 to 9cm long.
• fruit color: Green during growth, Red at maturity.
• genus: Capsicum Annuum.
• ideal germination: between January and April.
• harvest: between September and November.

What Equipment for growing my chilies?

To optimize your results we recommend that you equip yourself with:

Penis Pepper Red Chili Seeds.
An enclosed growing space such as a mini greenhouse.
Coco coir pellets, peat, or cotton (to germinate the seeds).
Labels (to avoid mixing up your seedlings).
Potting soil (ideally a mixture of 50% black peat and 50% blonde peat) or special flowering soil which will also work.
Fertilizer for Chili or Tomatoes, or 5 5 10 fertilizer for those in the know.
A water sprayer or watering can.
Gloves (if you don't like the feel of soil).
Pots with a diameter of 7 or 8 cm at first before using 10-liter pots or larger depending on the chili for repotting

To make your life easier, we offer our mini greenhouse for growing your chilies.

How to Germinate my Chili Seeds?

Growing Chili is a process that requires patience and some knowledge, but don't panic, to germinate your chili seeds we explain everything!

Chili seedlings are made at the beginning of the year generally between January at the earliest and March for the beginning of spring, to do this you will need the equipment listed above.

You then have 2 options:
Plant your seed directly in a pot full of potting soil at half a cm deep
Place a seed on a coco coir pellet or on a piece of cotton.

in both cases, once the seed is in place you will need to spray enough water to moisten the soil or cotton without wetting it, then place your coco coir pellet or cotton in a container like a mini greenhouse which will then keep the heat and humidity thus providing oxygen, if you use a flower pot you can simply stretch film over it and make small holes with a toothpick to oxygenate the plant.

The ideal being to maintain a constant temperature of 28 degrees, you can store your container behind a sunny window, on or near a radiator or on a heating mat or heating pad designed for this purpose.

OUR TIP:

Place your mini greenhouse on your internet box!

remember to air out your growing area from time to time to avoid the appearance of fungi while keeping the soil moist, once the first leaves have appeared you will need to be careful to give your shoots enough sun for 12 to 14 hours per day, once the second set of leaves is well developed you can then repot them.

once potted keep your plant near a heat source and exposed to the sun (ideally try to filter the light to avoid heat stress)

after the Ice Saints around mid-May you can move your plant outside and plant your chili in the ground if you wish or leave it in a pot and display it on a balcony, a window sill or even along a wall, preferably on the south side.

How to water my Penis Pepper Red Chili?

When watering your Penis Pepper Red chili, beware of over-watering, too much water can drown the plant and lead to its demise, you will simply need to let the soil dry between each watering to avoid insect proliferation and drowning of the plant.

Once the plant is well developed (once your plant reaches about thirty centimeters) you can cause water stress by stopping watering the plant for several days before resuming watering (be careful however not to abuse this technique, it would be a shame to let your chili plant die).

How to properly prepare my harvest?

Once your chili plant is in place, here are our tips to optimize your future harvest:

When your chili plant reaches a height of 15 to 20 cm you can pinch the top of the stem (without breaking it) which should allow the plant to grow bushier and produce a little more.

If flowering is early for one of your plants, remove the first flowers to prevent them from demanding too much energy from the plant.

If your chili plant is outdoors, insects will take care of pollinating the plant which will then produce chilies, if your plant is indoors, you will have to do this manually, take your clean finger and rub it lightly against each of the flowers from one to the other.

Don't hesitate to use a bamboo stake or a rod to support your plant.

When to harvest my Penis Pepper Red Chili?

For harvesting your Penis Pepper Red chili, as with the others you will need to look at its color! This chili is harvested once Red.