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Pepper, Hungarian Yellow Hot Wax Seeds

Capsicum annuum
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Hungarian Yellow Hot Wax Pepper Seeds produce a medium-hot, yellow pepper with a distinct flavour.

Hungarian Yellow Hot Wax pepper is a medium-hot 14 cm (5.5") chilli pepper that is perfect for pickling, salads, frying, and roasting.  The wax peppers are orange-red when ripe but are usually harvested while yellow.

  • SKU: 143781
  • Common Name: Pepper
  • Botanical Name: Capsicum annuum
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Safe for bees
Safe
for Bees
Grow best in
Grows
Best In:
Full Sun
Days to germination
Days to
Germination:
7 - 14 days
Water needs
Water
Needs:
Average 2.5-5 cm (1-2 in.) per week
Days to maturity
Days to
Maturity:
65 - 70 days (after transplanting outdoors)
Best container size
Best
Container Size:
30 cm+ (12 in.+)
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  • Plant Type: Vegetable
  • Plant Lifecycle: Annual (plant every year)
  • Seed Type: Heirloom
  • Fill Weight (grams): 200 mg
  • Approximate Seed Count: 20-25
  • Characteristics: Container friendly | Frost-sensitive | Attracts songbirds
  • Planting Method: Start Indoors
  • Colour: Yellow maturing to orange-red
  • Water Needs: Average 2.5-5 cm (1-2 in.) per week
  • Landscape Use: Edible Garden
  • Resistance: Deer
  • Tolerance: Heat
  • Companion Planting:

    Plant near basil, onions, oregano. Herbs such as basil and oregano possess a natural insect-repellent property that helps protect them from pests.

  • Flavour: 5,000 - 15,000 SHU
  • Preparation Ideas: Perfect for pickling, salads, frying, and roasting.
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How To Grow

Start pepper seeds indoors 6 to 8 weeks before the last frost in your area. Follow the seed depth and spacing guidelines indicated below. Once all danger of frost has passed, seedlings should be hardened off before planting in their growing location. Seedlings should be transplanted according to the plant and row spacing directions below. Transplant seedlings into the garden once the soil temperature has reached 18°C (65°F). Pick a location sheltered from the wind. Pepper plants have brittle branches and it is a good idea to support plants at time of planting with a cage or stakes to prevent bending as they grow. Regularly monitor your plants and ensure that the soil remains moist , but not soggy while they establish themselves in their new environment.

  • Planting Depth: 6 mm (1/4in.)
  • Seed Spacing: Sow pepper seeds roughly 5 cm (2 in.) apart in rows, keeping rows approximately 60 cm (24 in.) apart.
  • Plant Spacing: 45 cm (18 in.)
  • Instructions for Nutrient Care: Apply SUPERThrive once per week. Soak in solution of 1/4 tsp per gal for 15 min. or longer depending on size and type.
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Growing Suggestions:
  • Plant peppers plants deeply - the bottom leaves on the stem should be just above the soil line to promote root development.
  • Remove blossoms for the first couple of weeks to direct energy to growing the plant.
  • Peppers are very temperature sensitive. Pollination may not occur if temperatures are below 15°C (60°F) and above 32°C (90°F). Use a shade cloth or row covers to avoid heat stress or sunscald (exposure to direct rays of the sun during hot weather, which will cause peppers to blister).
  • Do not let pepper plants wilt because this will reduce the yield and quality of the fruit. Inconsistent watering also makes peppers susceptible to blossom-end rot.
  • To harvest peppers without breaking brittle branches, cut off with a knife or pruning shears, leaving about 2.5 cm (1 in) of stem to prolong storage life.
  • Use shade cloth or row covers to avoid heat stress or sunscald (exposure to direct rays of the sun during hot weather, which will cause peppers to get papery, blister, or get papery).
  • Peppers are frost-sensitive and should be harvested before frost. If frost is expected, cover with a frost cover.
  • Peppers contain capsaicin, an oily compound that produces heat. The hotter the pepper, the more capsaicin the peppers contain. Use gloves when handling hot peppers; do not touch your eyes or nose as capsaicin can burn skin.
  • Peppers left to mature on the vine will normally turn from green – to yellow – to orange – and then red. As color changes, the flavor increases.
  • Peppers should be picked often to encourage production. Peppers left too long on the plant will be soft and shriveled looking, and should be removed from the plant.

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"All of my seeds germinated and haven’t lost a single plant. In the garden, and indoors all of the plants are thriving and starting to flower! Excited to try the peppers as I have never tried them yet."

— Destany (5/5)

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— Ginette P. (5/5)

So far good

"They all germinated. Just seedlings yet. But 100% germination is a good start"

— Gordon W. (4/5)

Good germination

"Very excited to try these. Had good germination: 6 out of 8 seeds came up; the first one in 8 days, the others over the following 4 days."

— Lynda R. (5/5)

Good

"Haven't use it yet, will plant it in spring. Package looks good."

— Tingyu W. (5/5)

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— Thavarajah V. (5/5)

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