Yellow Elephant Trunk Pepper Irish grown

Yellow Elephant Trunk pepper is a stunning Capsicum annuum variety that produces good yields of yellow pods, measuring about 7 cm long with a  distinctive split end that resembles an elephant trunk. Yellow Elephant Trunk Peppers taste slightly sweet and yet hot. The bushy plants are compact (about 40 cm high) and when filled with yellow elephant trunk peppers, form truly a beautiful sight in the potager garden. Amateur seeds grown and seed saved in Cork, Ireland, not for commercial use.

Scientific Name: Capsicum annuum

Plant Life Cycle: annual

Optimal Germination Temperature: 20C-24C

Germination time in days: 20-30 days

 Indicative Days to maturity: 90-120 days

Sunlight: full sun

Soil requirement: well drained, non acidic

Sowing and cultivation: Sow indoors early spring 1"deep, 2" apart at a soil temperature of at least 22C. The plant is sensitive to temperature variations. Transplant outdoors when temperatures have warmed up and the last chance of frost has passed. Plant row apart 24". It is advised to grow this pepper in a greenhouse or sunny sheltered spot since they need high temperature to grow