Acongagua Sweet Pepper
Capiscum annuum
20-30" Tender Annual

This non-bell sweet pepper is great for frying, roasting or eating fresh. A tapering, medium-thick-fleshed pepper that is sweet in the green or yellow stage. Sow seeds indoors 6-8 weeks before the last spring frost. Transplant when soils are warm, spacing seedlings 12-18 inches apart. Enrich soil with mature compost. Needs warm conditions day and night to germinate and fruit well. During germination, keep entire seedbed evenly moist and warm. Keep well-watered through maturity. Harvesting tips. Can be picked in the green or yellow stage.

Planting Depth: 1/4"
Soil Temp. for Germ.: 78-90°F
Days to Germ.: 7-14
Plant Spacing: 14"-18"
Days to Maturity: 70-75
Full Sun
Moderate Water