General Information

  • Category- Vegetable, Salad
  • Binomial Name- Capsicum annuum
  • Common Names- Guinea spice, cow-horn pepper, red hot chili pepper, aleva, bird pepper, red pepper
  • Spread- 12-24 inches**
  • Height- 24-36 inches**
  • Average Production- 49 fruits per plant
  • Days to Maturity- 70-80 days

Nutrition Values:

  • Calories: 318
  • Protein: 12.01 grams
  • Carbohydrates: 56.63 grams
  • Sugar: 10 grams
  • Fiber: 27.2 grams
  • Fat: 17.27 grams

Vitamins

  • Vitamin C- 76.4 mg
  • Vitamin A- 41610 IU
  • Vitamin E- 29.83 mg
  • Vitamin K- 80.3 μg
  • Vitamin B1- 0.328 mg
  • Vitamin B2- 0.919 mg
  • Vitamin B3- 8.701 mg
  • Vitamin B6- 2.450 mg
  • Vitamin B9- 106 μg

Minerals

  • Potassium- 2014 mg
  • Calcium- 148 mg
  • Iron- 7.80 mg
  • Manganese- 2 mg
  • Magnesium- 152 mg
  • Phosphorous- 293 mg
  • Sodium- 30 mg
  • Zinc- 2.48 mg
  • Selenium- 8.8 μg

*The values are standard average per 100 grams and might change a bit.

Environmental Requirements:

  • Soil-  Well-drained soil
  • Soil Moisture- 25%
  • Soil pH- 6.0-6.8
  • Sun Requirements- Full Sun
  • Best Time to Plant- Early spring and Autumn
  • Temperature range- 15-30 Celsius

Tips to Grow Cayenne Pepper:

  1. Arrange good quality of Cayenne Pepper seeds.
  2. The soil should be well-drained in nature, moist but not wet or soggy.
  3. Soak your pepper seeds in a glass of water overnight.
  4. Place 3 or 4 cayenne pepper seeds in each cell of seed starting tray. Cover with 1/4 inch of seed potting mix. Cover the grow pack with plastic wrap.
  5. Thin your seedlings over the next few weeks. First snip off the weakest seedling when they get their first leaves. Cut off all but 1 seedling when they form 2 sets of leaves. Transplant the seedlings.
  6. We can mulch around the plant for better growth.
  7. Cut the stems of the cayenne peppers when they mature to between 3 and 6 inches. Cayenne peppers usually develop between 70 and 80 days after germination.

** The values are standard values but might change based on the environmental conditions.

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