Chiltepin

Chiltepin Care

Capsicum Annuum Var. Glabriusculum

What is the plant

Capsicum annuum var. glabriusculum is a variety of Capsicum annuum that is native to southern North America and northern South America. Common names include chiltepin, Indian pepper, chiltepe, and chile tepin, as well as turkey, bird’s eye, or simply bird peppers, due to their consumption and spread by wild birds.

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Humidity

Normal

Lighting

Part Sun

Temperature

-13°C - -3°C

Hardiness zone

9a - 11

Difficulty

Easy

Toxicity

Poisonous

How to Care for the Plant

Water
Grow in well-draining soil. Allow the top inch of soil to dry slightly between waterings. In wet climates it helps to grow in a large container.
Pruning
As soon as your plant has finish fruiting – make sure you pick all the ripe chilli seed pods from your chilli plant (this tells the plants to produce more in future). – Next, you would want to prune your plants right back, leaving just a short stem – this includes trimming back the majority of vegetation.
Fertilizer
It’s very drought tough, though in dry hot summers, it welcomes supplemental water. As with most fruiting plants, a little fertilizer will help with production, but this plant doesn’t need much to be prolific.

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Sunlight
Full sun, partial shade.
Soil
Grow in well-drained, moderately fertile soil in a sheltered, sunny site. Protect in winter in cold areas.
Temperature
Ideal temperatures should be approximately 65-75ºF + (18-24ºC +), closer to 70ºF is best.