Piment d'Espelette

Variety

Piment d'Espelette

created by Roy at 05.02.2023

Features

Color

red

Taste

Sharpness 5

aromatic

fruity

Location

Greenhouse

Balcony

Bed

Pot

Fruit shape

elongated

Growth habit

half-high

Season Overview

Propagating

Planting

Harvest

J

F

M

A

M

J

J

A

S

O

N

D

Description

Popular gourmet chilli from the French Basque region. The fruits grow up to 14 cm long and have a special taste. Piment d'Espelette is very similar to cayenne, but is fruitier and less hot. The plant is robust, grows to a height of approx. 80 cm and produces many red, elongated fruits of approx. 5 - 12 cm. These ripen from green to red.

Non hybrid

Not frost resistant

Growing tips

No growing tips available for this plant.

Details

Light requirement

Sunny

Water requirement

Very humid

Soil

Light (sandy)

Nutrient requirement

High

Seeding distance

50 cm

Row spacing

60 cm

Seeding depth

1 cm

Diseases

Blossomrot

Early blight of potato

Black spot of roses

Red spot disease

Grey mold

Pests

No pests

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