Chilli ‘Hungarian Hot Wax’
Capsicum annuum · Vegetable · No. 4
- Sow under cover
- Feb–Mar
- Sow outdoors
- —
- Harvest
- Jul–Oct
- Germination
- 7–21 days
- Spacing
- 45 cm in the row, 60 cm between rows
- Days to harvest
- 120–150 from sowing
- Sun
- Full sun
- Seed saving
- Easy
| J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under cover | February | March | ||||||||||
| Harvest | July | August | September | October |
Notes
Long pale yellow fruit ripening red. Needs 21–27 °C to germinate. Peppers can cross — grow 3 m from other peppers or bag a few flowers.
Saving seed · Easy
Self-pollinating annual. Seed ripens the same season. Keep 3 m from other varieties of the same plant.
- Mark two or three healthy plants early.
- Leave the fruit, pod or head to ripen fully on the plant.
- Dry the seed 7–14 days on paper, out of direct sun.