Product description
The purple stained foliage and colourful hot chillies are stunning, which ripen from dark purple to bright red give Zimbabwe Black a striking appearance. This is a Capsicum annuum cultivar with a densely branched growth habit producing masses of colourful flowers and fruit.
Days to Germination: 10-21
Optimum Soil Temp. for Germination: 70F+
Spacing, Plant: 12 inches
Light: Greenhouse / Conservatory
Sow seeds 1/4" deep in 3in pots with quality soil based seed compost from early spring. Keep moist. Seedlings emerge in 10-21 days at 70degrees F+. Temperature is critical for germination.
Transplant to individual containers when seedlings have at least two pairs of leaves.
When 4-5 inches plant 12" apart in greenhouse / conservatory with root ball 1/2" below the soil surface.
Keep moist and feed when flowering with tomato type fertiliser.
Harvest when fruits have reached full-size and full colour.