Description
Poromeo (Fresno) is an early-ripening, high-yielding hot pepper suitable for growing out of doors.
The pointed fruit start out green and ripen to a beautiful dark red, reaching a length of about 7cm.
This variety’s highly aromatic fruit are given a hotness rating of 5, making them great for cooking, frying, filling or pickling. These peppers also do well dehydrated or dried in the oven and then pulverized to make a fantastic kitchen spice.
Plants are compact and ideal for pots or containers. We recommend staking the plants for extra stability.
Location requirements
Low demands on fertilization and watering, sunny and airy outdoors or protected.
Sowing
February to March, min. 20°C for good germination success. Sowing depth 0.2 – 0.5 cm.
Germination
20 – 25 °C, 15 – 20 days.
Plantation
Prick out and pot up after the first leaf has formed. It is advisable to break out the king flower. The plants are also characterized by very good stability and can usually manage very well without support.
Distances
40 x 40 cm or in a pot.
Harvest
August – October.