Big Thai Hybrid Pepper Seedling [Palm Coast, Florida]

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Description

Days To Maturity
69
The average numbers of days from when the plant is actively growing in the garden to the expected time to harvest.		 Mature Spread
24 – 30 inches
The width of the plant at maturity.
Mature Height
24 – 30 inches
The typical height of the plant at maturity.		 Fruit Size
4 – 5 inches
The average size of the fruit produced by this plant.

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Pot Size:

4", 6", 1-Gallon, 3-Gallon

Tips

  • Like cucumbers and summer squash, peppers are usually harvested at an immature stage. The traditional bell pepper, for example, is harvested green, even though most varieties will mature red, orange, or yellow. Peppers may be harvested at any stage, but their flavor doesn’t fully develop until maturity. Fully ripe peppers in multi-colors are delightful in the garden as well as in salads.
  • Cut the fruit from the plant with a sharp knife or pruners leaving a small part of the stem attached.
  • Sweet bell, pimento and cherry peppers are delicious eaten green but are sweeter and higher in vitamins if allowed to turn bright red before harvest. Some varieties are yellow at maturity or may mature from green through yellow and red.
  • Hot peppers may be harvested at any stage. Anaheim is usually picked green and cayenne types red. Bell peppers may be chopped and quick frozen for use in many recipes; sweet cherry and banana peppers and hot cherry peppers are perfect for pickling.
  • A popular and trouble-free way to store hot peppers is to dry them. String mature red peppers by piercing the stem with a needle and heavy thread. Hang the string in a warm, dry, airy place (not in the sun!) to dry. They can make a colorful kitchen accent. Pull a pepper from the string when you need one. Hot peppers remain hot even after they are dried. Remember that in recipes a little hot pepper can go a long way.
  • Please note that hot peppers can burn sensitive skin on contact and fumes from grinding or cooking them can irritate the lungs and eyes. When working with hot peppers use rubber gloves and wash your hands before touching your face or eyes.

Common Diseases

  • Leaf Spots: These are caused by various pathogens. Spots on the foliage may appear in cool, moist weather and plants may become defoliated. TBK Nursery Recommends: Provide sufficient space between plants for good air circulation, avoid overhead watering which can spread the fungus spores, keep a clean garden, remove and discard all diseased plant material and rotate crops. Use a mulch to prevent spores from splashing from the soil onto plants.
  • Phytophthora Blight: This disease causes plants to become girdled at the soil line and wilt. Dark water soaked patches appear on the fruit or the fruit withers. TBK Nursery Recommends: Rotate crops with plants in a different family. Plant in containers using a fresh container potting mix.
  • Root Knot Nematodes: Microscopic worm-like pests that cause swellings (galls) to form on roots. Plants may wilt or appear stunted. This is a serious problem in many Southern states. TBK Nursery Recommends: Do not plant into infested soil. Grow resistant varieties. Try planting ‘Nema-Gone’ marigolds around your plants.
  • Verticillium Wilt: This fungus causes a wilting of the leaves and stems on several branches. Leaf margins cup upward, leaves turn yellow and drop off. If fruit is produced, it is usually smaller than normal. It will enter the plant through the roots, migrate up the stem and plug a plant’s transport vessels. It is transmitted in the soil. It can also be spread by water and tools. TBK Nursery Recommends: Practice at least a 4 year crop rotation. Remove and burn crop debris. Plant resistant varieties.
  • Walnut Wilt: Walnut Wilt causes overall wilting of plants, or dwarfed growth, in close proximity to living walnut tree. Some or all plants in a planting may be affected. TBK Nursery Recommends: Do not plant peppers near Black Walnut trees. These trees exude a toxin from their roots which kills many plants.

Common Pests

  • Aphids: Greenish, red, black or peach colored sucking insects can spread disease as they feed on the undersides of leaves. They leave a sticky residue on foliage that attracts ants. TBK Nursery Recommends: Introduce or attract natural predators into your garden such as lady beetles and wasps which feed on aphids. You can also wash them off with a strong spray, or use an insecticidal soap.
  • Flea Beetles: These small hopping beetles feed on plant foliage and may spread diseases. TBK Nursery Recommends: Rotate crops with plants in a different plant family. Use floating row covers to prevent damage to young foliage.
  • Leafhoppers: Leafhoppers cause injury to leaves and stunt growth. They also spread disease. TBK Nursery Recommends: Remove plant debris. Use insecticidal soaps.
  • Spider mites: These tiny spider-like pests are about the size of a grain of pepper. They may be red, black, brown or yellow. They suck on the plant juices removing chlorophyll and injecting toxins which cause white dots on the foliage. There is often webbing visible on the plant. They cause the foliage to turn yellow and become dry and stippled. They multiply quickly and thrive in dry conditions. TBK Nursery Recommends: Spider mites may be controlled with a forceful spray every other day. Try hot pepper wax or insecticidal soap.
  • Tomato Horn Worm: Large, green caterpillars which can quickly devour foliage. TBK Nursery Recommends: With sturdy gloves on, hand pick and destroy them. HOWEVER if you see white projections coming from the back of the caterpillar, do not destroy it. These are the egg cases of a parasitic wasp that will destroy the caterpillar. These wasps should be allowed to remain in your garden.

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