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Purple Pumpkin Chilli
Purple Pumpkin Chilli Seeds. The Pumpkin Chilli (C. Annuum) is a very striking, unusual and pretty variety. A creation from master grower Stefan Van Gelder in the Netherlands. Good germination and growth sees plants reaching in excess of 1m. Typical Annuum plant structure, more vertical than bushy. Pods have a very unique pumpking shape. Pods are facing heaven and start off a striking purple colour, before changing through salmon to orange to red when fully ripe. Pods are crisp and pleasantly sweet & peppery in aroma as well as flavour. Heat is around 5,000 SHU. A gentle full rounded burn. A chilli that definitely ticks all the boxes for looks but also has a place in the kitchen. It gets the thumbs up from us.
| Chilli Heat | |
| Mild | |
| Growing Environment | |
| Open Pollinated | |
| Plant Size | |
| Medium | |
| Species | |
| C. Annuum | |
| Colour | |
| Multi Coloured | |
| Orange | |
| Purple | |
| Red | |
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Frost Zone |
Frost Free Zone |
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| Start: Spring | |
Start: Spring | Summer | Autumn | Winter | ||
| Germinate indoors 2 months before last frost - July/August. In trays/pots. A heating pad is recommended for hot cultivars (keep temp at 26-32ºC). Keep soil moist but do not over water! | Germinate indoors in trays or start outdoors directly. A heating pad is recommended for hot cultivars (keep temp at 26-32ºC). Keep soil moist but do not over water! | ||
| Take outdoors (South Africa: October) when night time temps are constant above 10ºC. | Outdoor night time temps must be constant above 10ºC. | ||
| Harden off plants when taking outside. Semi shade at first. Gradually expose young seedlings to full sun over 2 weeks. | Harden off plants when taking outside. Semi shade at first. Gradually expose young seedlings to full sun over 2 weeks. |
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Pot Sizes:
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Small = 1-5 Litres* | |
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Small to Medium = 5-10 Litres* | |
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Medium = 10-15 Litres* | |
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Medium to Large = 15-20 Litres* | |
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Large = 20-25 Litres* |
* The container sizes above are sugested sizes that are reasonable and accessible for most growers (taking price, space, ecological/environmental impact into consideration). Not everyone can look at growing in huge containers. If you can justify growing in larger containers - there are no limitations on container sizes. You may however, rather look at growing in soil as an option in these instances. Using large amounts of potting medium will come with ecological/environmental impact, which you may wish to take into consideration.
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Purple Pumpkin Chilli
- Brand: Chillihead
- Product Code: PPCS
- Availability: Out Of Stock
- Seeds / Packet: 10-12
- Species: Capsicum Annuum
- Smallest Pot Size:
- Heat:
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R50.00
