Peter 'Penis' Chilli Plants (Hot) Mixed Colours (Red, Orange, Yellow)

Supplied in Coco Coir plugs, ready for potting on

Order now for Spring 2013

Description

These interesting chilli peppers are a talking point for the gardener who has everything! Seeds are becoming scarcer and scarcer every year.
Peter Pepper/ Penis Pepper, this is bred for its phallic appearance. Red, orange or yellow varieties are available, these are RED ones. Length between 7.5-10 cm. Extremely rare variety. (Capsicum annuum)

Growing Instructions

Potting On
On receiving your plants, they will have about 5 pairs of leaves and are ready to be potted on into larger pots. We grow most of our plants in the ground and this is a possibility if you have a polytunnel or open soil in your greenhouse. Otherwise pot on into 9 to 12 inch pots depending on the variety. You can use smaller pots for compact ornamental varieties. As the summer sun intensifies, you may need to provide some shade, for example, lining your greenhouse or painting with greenhouse paint.

Fruit Setting
Try to keep the plants below 36°C, don't feed them a lot of nitrogen and don't let them dry out. That should help prevent blossom-drop and pod-drop. Larger varieties may need support with a cane. Ornamental varieties can be moved to a bright position in the house or to a patio once they are well established. If your flowers are dropping off there could be a number of causes. If they are outside it is probably cold windy weather. If they are indoors it could be lack of humidity, in which case give them a mist spray. Lack of feed will also cause flowers to drop

Picking
Different varieties are picked at different stages of their development. Fruits that start yellow or green generally ripen to red, though green chillies will sometimes ripen to orange or yellow, it all depends on the variety. Usually, and regardless of the colour, once they have filled out and become firm crisp and glossy they can be picked. Experiment by picking one to see if it has all it's heat and flavour. The sooner you pick the more the plant will produce so even if you don't need them at the time you should pick them and keep them in the freezer until you do.

Overwintering
Most chilli plants can be treated as perennial house plants, but will need some pruning in the winter. Some varieties are better suited than others, smaller hot varieties like Serrano and Twilight, and Prairie Fire do better than the bigger fleshy plants such as Poblano and Anaheim. 

Delivery

We send our plants via Royal Mail First Post in strong, purpose made, recycled, recyclable plastic packets. Orders are taken online now for Spring, delivery around April 23