The information on this page applies to seedlings sold by LEAF Nursery during our 2021 Seedling Sale.
Capsicum annuum. A large fruited medium-hot Thai pepper that resembles a fat, thick-walled cayenne with smooth shiny skin. Nice large 6″ long fruit enable fast harvest. This type of pepper is often used when still green and underripe, when medium hot peppers are desired in recipes such as green curry paste, chili dipping sauces, peanut satay sauce and Thai stir fry. Once ripe and red, Prik Chi Faa also dries well, making a delicious chili powder. Name translates from Thai as ‘sky pepper.' [1]
Seed Type
| Organic | Heirloom | Non-GMO | Hybrid | Open-pollinated | Untreated |
Additional Information
| Container Friendly | Trellis Needed | Easy to Grow | Pollinator Friendly |
Planting Season
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Growing Conditions
| Light | Temperature | Soil | Water |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full Sun | 75º–90º F | Well-drained, rich soils with a pH ~6.5. Be sure to plant with plenty of compost and fertilizer. | As needed |
Planting Tips
| Plant Spacing | Plant Size | Days to Maturity |
|---|---|---|
| 12-18" | 70 green, 90 red |
- Additional instructions: Peppers are adventitious rooters. If one to three leaves are pruned off and the plants transplanted deeply, roots will arise from the buried nodes, fostering better anchorage and greater root mass for foraging. Peppers (especially sweet varieties) need high nitrogen levels to establish the plant size and leaf canopy needed to protect fruit from sunburn, so fertilize well.[3]
- Harvesting instructions: Harvest when chiles have a high gloss and either immature when green or fully ripe when red.
Common Diseases and Pests
- Pests: Aphids, Armyworms, Buffalo treehopper, Corn earworm, Cucumber beetles, Cutworms, Earwigs, Flea beetles, Hornworms, Leafminers, Lygus bugs, Nematodes, Omnivorous leafroller, Pepper weevil, Snails/slugs, Spider mites, Thrips, Whiteflies
- Disease: Curly top, Mosaic viruses, Phytophtora root and crown rot, Powdery mildew, Spotted wilt virus, Verticillium wilt
Useful Resources
- https://www.adaptiveseeds.com/product/vegetables/peppers/hot-peppers/hot-pepper-prik-chi-faa-organic/ (seed source)
- http://mgsantaclara.ucanr.edu/garden-help/vegetables/vegetable-planting-chart/
- https://casfs.ucsc.edu/documents/for-the-gardener/peppers.pdf
- http://ipm.ucanr.edu/home-and-landscape/peppers/index.html
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