Capsicum annuum L.
Kurzemes sēklas sweet pepper Monanta seeds. A compact, very early variety. The fruits are elongated and conical, light yellow at technical maturity and red when fully ripe. Use fresh in salads, sauces and soups, or for canning.
Variety features
- Earliness: very early
- Plant: low-growing, compact
- Fruit weight: about 160 g
- Fruit length: about 16 cm
- Wall thickness: 5–7 mm
- Use: fresh, salads, sauces, soups, canning
Growing
- Sowing for seedlings: February–April, in seed trays or pots
- Germination temperature: 20–24 °C
- Sowing depth: 0.5–1 cm
- Seedling age: 40–60 days
- Planting out: May–June, spacing 50×40 cm
- Where to grow: open field beds; more reliable in glass or polytunnel greenhouses
- Harvest: July–September
Product information
- Brand: Kurzemes sēklas
- Variety: Monanta
- Latin name: Capsicum annuum L.
- Package: 0.5 g
