Solanacées • Capsicum annuum

Doe Hill Pepper - Organic

"Where the sun gently caresses the earth, small golden jewels ripen effortlessly, borne by a plant that embodies simplicity, generosity, and trust."

$4.49

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The Doe Hill pepper is an old North American variety originating from the Doe Hill region of Virginia. Selected for its hardiness and ability to ripen even in climates with short summers, it has become the ideal pepper for beginner gardeners . Unlike many other varieties, it requires no pruning, making it a reassuring and easy-to-grow companion.

In the garden, its compact plants (approximately 50 cm tall) quickly become covered in small, round, lobed fruits that ripen from tender green to a bright golden yellow. Productive, reliable, and undemanding, Doe Hill integrates easily into a vegetable garden or container garden. With its easy-to-rooted and simple growth habit, it follows the garden's rhythm smoothly, offering generous harvests throughout the growing season.

  • Growing climate: Warm season
  • Sowing difficulty level: Medium
  • Care required: Regular
  • Growth: Summer growth

Note: The Doe Hill pepper appreciates heat but is adapted to climates with relatively short summers; regular watering is important for good fruiting.

The sweet, mild-fleshed fruits of the Doe Hill pepper are perfect for eating raw in salads, as appetizers, or on vegetable platters. Their small size and round shape also make them excellent for stuffing, cooked whole or halved. They can be roasted, sautéed, added to stews, or used in ratatouille.

For preservation, they freeze well once cut and seeded, and can also be preserved (marinades, antipasti, sauces). Their golden color adds a luminous touch to both fresh and cooked dishes.

Doe Hill Pepper - Organic

$4.49

$4.49

écoumene seeding advice

Seeding type

Indoor seeding

Germination time

7-10 days

Germination temperature

26° to 30° Celsius

Sowing depth

Sowing at a depth of 5 mm

Transplantation

Easy transplantation

Technical

Seeding in clusters

Growing conditions

Number of days to maturity

Harvest at ± 60 days

Hardiness zone

Zone-3b

Distance between plants

30 cm

Distance between rows

50 cm

Optimal brightness

Sun plant

Soil texture

Loose (silty) soil

Soil moisture

Cool, well-drained soil

Soil fertility

Plant demanding in bacteria-dominant compost

optimal soil pH

Low acidic pH

Average plant height

90 cm

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