Heirloom Seeds
Preparedness
Features






Call us toll free
 866-229-0927
9am-9pm EST
7 Days/Week

E-mail

  Home > Vegetable Seeds >

  Pepper: Hungarian Wax Hot Pepper (500mg, 80 seeds)



 
Our Price: $1.97



Availability: Orders received by 4pm EST ship same day!
Product Code: HUNGARIAN
Qty:

Description More Information
 
The Hungarian Wax Hot Pepper is a bright yellow medium sized hot pepper averaging around 5 inches in length that turns red as it matures.

Highly productive plants are suitable for containers and these great all purpose peppers are used for processing and pickling. SHU of 750-3,500.

 Average: 65 days

Detailed planting instructions:

Sow seeds indoors, 1/4 inch deep in flats, peat pots or cellpacks, 8-10 weeks before you anticipate transplanting outside. Seed germinates best when soil temperature is 80 F or higher. It will not germinate below 55 F.

Keep plants indoors in a warm (70 F during the day, 65 F at night), sunny location. Lack of light will produce leggy, unproductive transplants.

Don't be in a rush to transplant outside. Cold temperatures can weaken plants and they may never fully recover. A few days at 60 F to 65 F with reduced water will help harden plants and reduce transplant shock. Over-hardened plants grow slowly after transplanting.

Set plants out 2 to 3 weeks after average last frost when the soil has warmed and the weather has settled. Plant them 12 to 24 inches apart, in rows 24 to 36 inches apart, or spaced about 14 to 16 inches apart in raised beds.

Use black plastic and/or row covers to speed soil warming and early growth. Use caution with row covers not to overheat plants and cause them to drop their blossoms.

If not using black plastic, mulch plants after they are well established and the soil has warmed to retain moisture and control weeds.

Peppers can be temperamental when it comes to setting fruit if temperatures are too hot or too cool. Nighttime temperatures below 60 F or above 75 F can reduce fruit set.

Too much nitrogen fertilizer may promote lush vegetative growth but fewer fruits. Peppers usually responds well to phosphorus fertilizer.

Stake tall varieties for earlier and heavier harvest.

Peppers need even moisture for best performance. An even supply can reduce blossom end rot, a disorder caused by lack of calcium.

Do not plant in same spot more than once every 4 years.

HARVESTING

Make sure the bell peppers are firm and shiny with a crisp texture. Use garden shears to clip the fruits from the plant instead of pulling them off.

Pick bell peppers when they are smaller in the beginning of summer. They may be taken when they are the size of a golf ball and frequent picking will encourage near-continuous fruit production. Immature bell peppers are soft and pliable with thin pale walls.

Take fully mature bell peppers when they are four to five inches long and have full, well-formed lobes. The older the fruit is, the thicker the skin will be.

Allow the bell peppers to ripen to their final color later in the season to get fruit of different colors. Ripe bell peppers may be yellow, red, orange or purple, depending on the variety. You can continue to harvest bell peppers until the first frost.

Store bell peppers at 50 degrees and at least 90 percent humidity, if possible. They should be stored away from other fruits and vegetables because they are sensitive to ethylene gas, which causes them to age faster.

SAVING SEEDS

Cut your favorite variety of pepper in half. All of the seeds inside are most likely viable and you can use them to grow the same variety of pepper in containers or in a sunny garden spot. Collect the seeds and lay them flat on a paper towel for 24 hours.

Label the plastic bag with the permanent marker with the name or variety of the pepper seeds. Place the seeds inside for planting.

Keep the seeds in a cool, but not cold, dark area until you are ready to start them in early spring.
Features
  • Comes in E-Z Lock resealable, reusable triple-layered foil packets
  • Seeds are open pollinated and can be grown, harvested, and replanted endlessly
  • Dried & sealed airtight for long-term storage
  • Nutritional value:

Average Customer Review: Based on 3 reviewsWrite a review.


  0 of 0 people found the following review helpful:
 
Great Packaging on Pepper Seeds April 23, 2012
Reviewer: James Craft from Battle Creek, MI United States  
As always My Patriot Supply.com provides vegetable seeds in mylar packaging to help keep the seed viable for a longer period of time than other seed sellers.  Great product and fast shipping!

Was this review helpful to you?

  0 of 0 people found the following review helpful:
 
Service March 25, 2012
Reviewer: Julie Barnett from Darlington, IN United States  
I haven't planted my seeds yet, but the service was wonderful and the product seems top-notch.  I will surely order from them again!

Was this review helpful to you?

  0 of 0 people found the following review helpful:
 
Pepper Packaging January 22, 2012
Reviewer: Anonymous Person from Baden, PA United States  
Though we just received and havent had a chance to plant love the packaging of the product directions are very clear and it being resealable is an excellent bonus.   I cant wait till it's time to plant.

Was this review helpful to you?


Browse for more products in the same category as this item:

Vegetable Seeds
Vegetable Seeds > Peppers


Homesteading - Hardcover $24.95
Herbal Tea Garden Seeds (8 easy-to-grow tea herbs) $16.95
Rosemary Gladstar’s Herbal Recipes for Vibrant Health $16.95
Bean: Romano Pole Bean (2oz, 125 seeds) $2.19
Peppermint (100 seeds) $2.97
Squash: Buttercrop Burgess Winter Squash (7g, 40 seeds) $2.19
Hard Red Wheat Organic Sprouting Seeds - 8oz $3.97
Cantaloupe: Hales Best Jumbo (2g, 75 seeds) $2.19
Pepper: Habenero Hot Pepper (250mg, 60 seeds) $1.97