Grow guide
How to grow Rocoto / Manzano
Capsicum pubescens
- Type
- Pepper
- Zones
- USDA zones 9–11
- Sun
- Full
- Time to harvest
- 100–120 days
- Spacing
- 18″ apart
- Density
- 1 per sq ft
- Habit
- Bush
- Frost tolerance
- Tender
- Sowing
- Start indoors, then transplant
- Start indoors
- 10 weeks before last frost
Care
- Water Weekly
- Fertilize At transplant
- Harvest As needed
- Mulch As needed
Notes
Only Capsicum pubescens in common cultivation; apple-shaped pods with black seeds, prefers cool nights, perennial in zones 9-11.
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Grows well nearby
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