Capsicum annuum L.
Grueso de Plaza is a sweet pepper variety (Capsicum annuum L.) with a long growing season. The plant is upright. Fruits are large, rectangular and fleshy, with thick flesh and smooth skin, dark purple-red, sweet and contain vitamin C.
Variety characteristics
- Fruit weight: about 250 g
- Fruit shape: rectangular
- Colour: dark purple-red
- Taste: sweet
- Use: salads, fresh eating, stuffing
Growing
- Sowing for seedlings: early spring (March–April) in trays, then prick out
- Sowing depth: about 1 cm
- Where to grow: greenhouse
- Planting density: 4–5 plants per m²
- Training: 2–3 main stems, do not let it grow as a bush
- Harvest starts: about 90 days after planting out
Product information
- Brand: Dārza ABC
- Variety: Grueso de Plaza
- Latin name: Capsicum annuum L.
- Pack size: 5 seeds