Leutschauer (Schotenpfeffer)
Variety
Leutschauer (Schotenpfeffer)
Approved Data
created by Eve at 06.02.2021
Features
Color
red
Location
planting: greenhouse
planting: outdoor
Growth habit
growth habit: high
Taste
Sharpness 3
sweetish
Cultivation Break
4 Years
Season Overview
Propagating
Planting
Harvest
Harvest
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1ST YEAR
FOLLOWING YEARS
Description
The 'Leutschauer Schotenpfeffer' is a very old pointed bell pepper variety from Leutschach in Slovakia. It bears very richly and is tall. The fruits are 10 cm/3.9 in long and 3 cm/1.2 in wide, green at first and red when ready for harvest. For fresh consumption, cooking and drying.
Non hybrid
Not frost resistant
Growing tips
Watering from above, fleece cover during cool nights, stick with at least 100 cm/39.4 as support, mulching recommended For pre-cultivation sow flat in seed trays from mid-February to end of March, later prick out. Germination temperature 25-28°C/77-82°F, germination period 18 - 22 days.
Details
Light requirement
Sunny
Water requirement
Wet
Soil
Light (sandy)
Nutrient requirement
High
Plant distance
40 cm
Row spacing
60 cm
Seeding depth
1 cm
Companion Plants
Basil
Bean (Dwarf bean)
Borage
Carrots
Chard
Common marigold
Garlic
Lavender
Lettuce (Common chicory)
Lettuce (Endive / Escarole / Erisée)
Lettuce (Lamb's lettuce)
Lettuce (Lettuce)
Lettuce (Radicchio / Italian chicory)
Lettuce (Sugar loaf)
Onion
Onion (Spring onion)
Oregano
Parsley
Savory
Spinach (Summer)
Spinach (Winter)
Tagetes / Marigolds
Thyme
Antagonistic Plants
Abyssinian cabbage / Ethiopian mustard
Aubergine / Eggplant
Broccoli raab / Stem cabbage / Cima di rapa
Brussels sprouts
Cabbage (Pointed cabbage)
Cabbage (red cabbage)
Celery (Celeriac / Celery root)
Celery (Celery)
Chinese kale - Kai-lan / Chinese broccoli
Collard greens
Collard greens (Kale)
Collard greens (Tuscan kale / Dinosaur kale / Palm tree kale)
Corn / Maize
Courgette / Zucchini
Cucumber (Caigua)
Fennel
Florence fennel / Finocchio
Garden squash - Patisson / UFO squash
Hair cucumbers / snake gourds
Melon (Sugar melon)
Melon (Watermelon)
Napa cabbage / Chinese cabbage
Nightshades (Other)
Ornamental pumpkin
Pepper / Paprika
Potato
Pumpkin / Squash
Rapeseed
Rapeseed - Sheer cabbage / Siberian cabbage
Rapini / Broccoli rabe
Rutabaga / Swedish turnip
Turnip
Turnip greens - Tatsoi
Turnips - Oilseed turnips
Turnips - Wild turnips
Vegetable cabbage - Forage cabbage
Vegetable cabbage - Ribbed cabbage / Portuguese cabbage
Vegetable cabbage - wild cabbage / ancient cabbage
Yalta tomatoes
Diseases
Root Rot
Downy mildew
Powdery mildews
Blossomrot
Early blight of potato
Black spot of roses
Red spot disease
Grey mold
Pests
Thrips
Spider mites
Aphids
White fly
