Rooster Spur Chile Pepper
25 Seeds
Bright red chile peppers resemble a rooster's spur
- Our favorite for pickling
- Profuse yields of 2" chile peppers
- Initially green, ripening to red
- Very hot
- 95 days from transplant
MORE ABOUT ROOSTER SPUR PEPPERS:
(Capsicum annuum) Bountiful bouquets of small, 1-2" peppers blanket the tops of large, highly-branched plants. Firm, hot peppers are excellent for pickling whole or for use in hot sauces. Can also be dried and ground like cayenne. Very hot. 95 days to harvest. 25 seeds per packet.
GROWING INFORMATION:
CULTURE: Peppers perform best in well-drained soil that contains plenty of organic matter and adequate phosphorous and calcium. Mulching plants with poly, paper, or natural materials will ensure consistent moisture throughout the root zone.
SOWING: For earliest harvest, start seeds indoors 6-8 weeks before the last frost. Sow seeds 1/4" deep in well moistened, sterile seed-starting mix. The ideal temperature for pepper seed germination is 85 degrees. For best results, place a growers heat mat beneath trays until germination has occurred. Under ideal conditions, germination should occur in 10-14 days.
TRANSPLANTING: After danger of frost has passed, set transplants 18-24" apart in rows 24-36" apart. Ensure that plants receive 1-2" of water per week. Avoid over-application of nitrogen as this can cause vegetative growth at the expense of fruit set.
INSECT PESTS: Biological controls such as Bacillus thuringiensis can be effective in controlling climbing cutworms. Aphids, flea beetles, and other hard-shelled insects can be controlled with a simple homemade insecticidal soap solution.
DISEASES AND PROBLEMS: To prevent common pepper diseases like Phytopthora and bacterial spot, avoid watering plants at night or on cool, cloudy days. Excess nitrogen and/or insufficient phosphorous can cause pepper plants to become bushy and produce few blossoms.
HARVEST AND STORAGE: Peppers can be harvested at any time, but should be picked before they become soft or overly mature. Harvesting regularly will encourage further fruit set. Peppers can be stored in the refrigerator for 4 to 5 days.
SAVING SEEDS: Select disease-free plants that are true-to-type. Pepper plants are prone to cross pollination by bees, so precautions should be taken to prevent pollination by insects. Covering plants with mosquito netting is an effective method to protect against pollen contamination.
Bright red chile peppers resemble a rooster's spur
- Our favorite for pickling
- Profuse yields of 2" chile peppers
- Initially green, ripening to red
- Very hot
- 95 days from transplant
MORE ABOUT ROOSTER SPUR PEPPERS:
(Capsicum annuum) Bountiful bouquets of small, 1-2" peppers blanket the tops of large, highly-branched plants. Firm, hot peppers are excellent for pickling whole or for use in hot sauces. Can also be dried and ground like cayenne. Very hot. 95 days to harvest. 25 seeds per packet.
GROWING INFORMATION:
CULTURE: Peppers perform best in well-drained soil that contains plenty of organic matter and adequate phosphorous and calcium. Mulching plants with poly, paper, or natural materials will ensure consistent moisture throughout the root zone.
SOWING: For earliest harvest, start seeds indoors 6-8 weeks before the last frost. Sow seeds 1/4" deep in well moistened, sterile seed-starting mix. The ideal temperature for pepper seed germination is 85 degrees. For best results, place a growers heat mat beneath trays until germination has occurred. Under ideal conditions, germination should occur in 10-14 days.
TRANSPLANTING: After danger of frost has passed, set transplants 18-24" apart in rows 24-36" apart. Ensure that plants receive 1-2" of water per week. Avoid over-application of nitrogen as this can cause vegetative growth at the expense of fruit set.
INSECT PESTS: Biological controls such as Bacillus thuringiensis can be effective in controlling climbing cutworms. Aphids, flea beetles, and other hard-shelled insects can be controlled with a simple homemade insecticidal soap solution.
DISEASES AND PROBLEMS: To prevent common pepper diseases like Phytopthora and bacterial spot, avoid watering plants at night or on cool, cloudy days. Excess nitrogen and/or insufficient phosphorous can cause pepper plants to become bushy and produce few blossoms.
HARVEST AND STORAGE: Peppers can be harvested at any time, but should be picked before they become soft or overly mature. Harvesting regularly will encourage further fruit set. Peppers can be stored in the refrigerator for 4 to 5 days.
SAVING SEEDS: Select disease-free plants that are true-to-type. Pepper plants are prone to cross pollination by bees, so precautions should be taken to prevent pollination by insects. Covering plants with mosquito netting is an effective method to protect against pollen contamination.
Customer Reviews
The peppers are germinating, but I am not having the success that other reviewers are having. I'm sure that a plant heat map would lead to it being more successful.
The rooster spur seeds all germinated. Very pleased with that for sure. Received seeds in the mail, planted them and thay all came up. What more could you ask for, thankyou Thresh seed for your pepper seeds.
Pepper can be tricky to get going. They require very warm seed starting soil. Having had the optimum conditions, year after year, I STILL never got Rooster Spur's to start with other seed suppliers. I tried Thresh Seed Co. Rooster Spur Pepper seeds and... WOW! EVERY single seed germinated in less than 12 days! I'm sold!
I had 100% germination with these seeds. Seedlings are looking healthy. I use Rooster Spur peppers to make pepper jelly.
I planted 16 seeds and got 16 sprouts. They are only about an inch tall right now but they are so pretty. The leaves are a very deep green and they kind of remind me of devil's horns. Maybe an indication of the heat to come.
