Seeds Essbarer Zierchili Masquerade (Capsicum annuum)

Edible ornamental chili "Masquerade" / 10 seeds

(Capsicum annuum)

An EYE-catcher and edible ornamental chili!

Variety description: This colorful variety "Masquerade" produces small, strongly purple chili peppers that grow upright and are only 5 cm long. Although it is an ornamental chili, the pods are edible and have a spiciness level of 7. Due to its attractiveness, the plant is often sold as an ornamental chili. After purple, the color changes to dark red and can be harvested. The robust plant also remains small at around 35-50 cm in height and can therefore be grown in a pot/tub or balcony box. The pods are ideal for drying or as a great table decoration.

Give the young plants suitable fertilizer at the beginning of May. Special tomato and pepper fertilizer has a long-term effect and can be easily worked into the nutrient-rich soil. The location should be bright to sunny and warm. The more sunlight the plants get, the better they thrive - 5 hours of sun per day is ideal, but that might be difficult here. Water them well and the water temperature should not be below 14°C. At night the temperature should not fall below 12°C. Chili plants always look neat and become even more beautiful when the fruits turn from green to red in late summer/early autumn or decorate the balcony or terrace in yellow or dark purple. Then the harvest takes place and you can use this versatile species. Enjoy your meal - if possible!

Before sowing, moisten the soil, sprinkle seeds on it, cover it very thinly and press down lightly. At 20°-26°C the seeds germinate after 8-14 days. You can also just press the seeds onto the soil, as they are light germinators.

The germination rate is around 80% and only decreases very slowly