Grow guide
How to grow Hungarian Black Pepper
Capsicum annuum
- Type
- Pepper
- Zones
- USDA zones 2–11
- Sun
- Full
- Time to harvest
- 70–80 days
- Spacing
- 18″ apart
- Density
- 1 per sq ft
- Habit
- Upright
- Frost tolerance
- Tender
- Sowing
- Start indoors, then transplant
- Start indoors
- 8 weeks before last frost
Care
- Water Weekly
- Fertilize Biweekly
- Harvest As needed
Notes
Heirloom jalapeño-shaped fruit on purple-veined foliage; jet-black at ornamental peak, ripens to red at 5,000-10,000 SHU mild heat.
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