Scharfer Spiral

Season Overview

Description

The hot spiral is a long and spiral-shaped pepper with medium heat. The fruits ripen from yellow-green to red. The plant grows tall, is very healthy and bears abundantly. Goes well with spicy sauces, pickling and seasoning. This medium-hot pepper (pungency level 2-3) grows well outdoors. The plants grow up to 0.8 m tall. The fruits are narrow, up to 15 cm long and spirally curved. They ripen red. Richly bearing. Use: The yellow-green pods are particularly suitable for pickling. Also suitable for frying, seasoning and drying.

Growing tips

Chili should be grown in nutrient-rich soil in a sunny location. For a rich harvest, the first flower (terminal bud/'king flower') should be broken off. This promotes flower and fruit formation on the side shoots. However, this is not as important for chili peppers as it is for peppers. Pull the plants with 3-4 shoots and remove the remaining shoots. In Central Europe, cultivation is usually annual, but the highest yield is only achieved 2-3 years after planting. To achieve this, the plant must be overwintered indoors. The fruit is harvested from July to September, depending on the variety and weather conditions.

Details

Light requirement

Sunny

Water requirement

Very humid

Soil

Light (sandy)

Nutrient requirement

High

Seeding distance

40 cm

Row spacing

50 cm

Seeding depth

1 cm