An original, hand-blended selection of hybrids comprising of black, yellow, green and orange fruited types. Chosen to ensure heavy yield of thick and thin walled varieties for stuffing, frying but primarily highly coloured salads.
| Sowing time: | Indoors 8-10 weeks before last frost |
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Germinate at 20-30C (68-86F) on the surface of a good free draining, damp seed sowing mix. Apply a fine sprinkling of vermiculite, just covering the seed. Place in a propagator or seal container inside a plastic bag until after germination which usually takes 7-14 days.
Transplant seedlings when large enough to handle into 7.5cm (3in) pots. FOR INDOOR CROPS: Plant out into growbags or 20cm (8in) pots in the greenhouse. Provide a night ternperature of 16-24C (60-75F) and around 24C (75F) in daytime, for good fruit setting. Ensure compost is evenly moist as flowers form. Give a weak general fertilizer as blossoms open and water well. Pick fruits as soon as ripe to ensure continued cropping. Note that most varieties are green until ripe. FOR OUTDOOR CROPS: After transplanting, gradually acclimatize to outdoor conditions before planting out early summer 60x90cm (24x36in) apart in moist well drained soil in a sunnv sheltered site. Grow on as above.