General Information

  • Category- Vegetable
  • Binomial Name- Squash Pepper, Bonnet Pepper, Chinese Capsicum
  • Common Names- Habanero-type pepper
  • Spread- 18-30 inches**
  • Height- 40-60 inches**
  • Average Production- 200-250 grams per plants
  • Days to Maturity- 80-90 days

Nutrition Values:

  • Calories: 40
  • Water: 94%
  • Protein: 0.86 grams
  • Carbohydrates: 4.64 grams
  • Sugar: 2.4 grams
  • Fiber: 1.8 grams
  • Fat: 0.17 grams

Vitamins

  • Vitamin A- 370 IU
  • Vitamin C- 80.4 mg
  • Vitamin E- 0.4 mg
  • Vitamin K- 7.4 μg
  • Vitamin B1- 0.1 mg
  • Vitamin B3- 0.5 mg
  • Vitamin B5- 0.1 mg
  • Vitamin B6- 0.2 mg
  • Vitamin B9- 10 μg

Minerals

  • Potassium- 175 mg
  • Calcium- 10 mg
  • Iron- 0.3 mg
  • Manganese- 0.1 mg
  • Magnesium- 10 mg
  • Phosphorous- 20 mg
  • Sodium- 3 mg
  • Zinc- 0.1 mg
  • Copper- 0.1 mg
  • Fluoride- 2 μg

Environmental Requirements:

  • Soil-  Light Sandy, Heavy
  • Soil Moisture- 20%
  • Soil pH- 6-7.5
  • Sun Requirements- Full Sun
  • Best Time to Plant-  Winter or Spring
  • Temperature range- 16-32 Celsius

Tips to Grow Chinese Capsicum:

  1. Arrange good quality of capsicum chinese seeds.
  2. The soil should be loamy and well-drained in nature, neither too wet nor too dry. 
  3. Directly sow seeds 0.25 inches deep in the soil. When seedlings raised plant the seedlings at a space of about 10 inches apart.
  4. We can add compost or manure for better growth.
  5. Capsicum chinese will be ready for harvest about 3 months from planting. Capsicum of hybrid varieties start green and then mature to the their original color.

** The values are standard values but might change a bit.

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