Pepper : Chili/Hot : Pinocchio's Nose (Almost Atomic)

Vegetable
T&M Exclusive

• Crops in : Harvest July to October
• Ideal for : Patios

Description

Chili Pepper Pinocchio's Nose produces unbelievably long, slender, cayenne-style fruits with strong pungency, excellent for hot sauces or for drying to make powders. Fruits ripen dark bottle-green to red. High yielding, Chili Pepper Pinocchio's Nose produces fruits up to 25cm (10 inches) long. Bushy plants for indoor or outdoor growing.

 Customer Rating

Reviews
Wow! Pinocchio's nose chillies
By Cathy Barker-Powell 08-10-2011
Grew these for the first time this year. 100% germination rate & all fruited. The chillies were 20-25cm long, which makes them good value. I like to freeze chillies for use in curries, etc, throughout the year. These were so long that I've been able to cut each chilli into 3 good-size pieces, making them economical too, as I can't imagine I'll run out before next year's crop. They were a talking point among visitors to my greenhouse too!

Highly recommended
By Naheed Shah 29-09-2011
This variety is prolific and did very well outdoors last year. Will definitely continue to grow them.

Sowing Instructions

Sow seeds March to April. Place seed on the surface of a free draining compost and cover with a fine sprinkling of compost or vermiculite. Place in a propagator at 18-20C (64-68F) until after germination, which takes 7 to 14 days. Do not exclude light, as this helps germination.

Growing Instructions

Transplant seedings when large enough to handle into 7.5cm (3 inch) pots. Plant in final situation when 10cm (4 inches) high, 45cm (18 inches) apart. For indoor crops, plant into growbags or pots. For outdoor crops, acclimatise plants to outdoor conditions for a few days before planting in sunny, fertile, moist, well-drained soil.

Aftercare

Feed weekly with tomato fertiliser once first fruits have set.

Kitchen Notes

Excellent for hot sauces or for drying to make powders.