Capsicum annuum L.
Sweet pepper seeds Wika by PlantiCo, a variety bred by PlantiCo. Recommended for cold (unheated) plastic tunnels and the open field. Vigorous, upright plants produce long, conical red fruits with a glossy skin. Fruits turn from dark green to red as they ripen.
Variety characteristics
- Fruit length: 15–18 cm
- Fruit width: 4–6 cm
- Fruit weight: 110–130 g
- Wall thickness: 5–7 mm
- Seed chambers: usually 3
- Growing period: 70–75 days
- Use: fresh consumption and processing
Growing
- Sowing indoors: from the second half of February to the end of March, at 20–25 °C
- Pricking out: into pots at the first true leaf stage
- Planting out: 7–8-week-old seedlings in the second half of May, after the frosts
- Spacing: 50 × 50 cm
- Site and soil: sunny, warm and sheltered from wind; fertile, permeable soil
- Watering: the plants drop flowers and young fruits when short of water
- Harvest: end of July to September
Product information
- Brand: PlantiCo
- Variety: Wika
- Latin name: Capsicum annuum L.
- Pack size: 0.5 g
