Sweet Pepper Ganga
Sweet Pepper
Improved variety of the California Wonder type
Red fruited on maturity
Large fruits
Sweet Pepper Ganga is an open-pollinated, blocky-type sweet pepper ideal for open-field production. It thrives under semi-shade, particularly during the hottest months of the year. Ganga produces large, bell-shaped fruits with a smooth, shiny skin. The fruits are green when immature and turn red when fully ripe. Trellising is recommended to support the heavy fruit load, especially when grown under semi-shade.
Characteristics
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KIND
Sweet pepper (Capsicum annuum) -
TYPE/ END USE
Fresh markets and processing -
MATURITY
80 - 90 days from transplanting
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SOWING TIME
Year-round in frost-free areas; September to February in frost-prone areas -
FRUIT SHAPE
Bell-shaped -
FLAVOUR
Sweet -
PLANT HABIT
Determinate -
POTENTIAL YIELD/ HA
25 - 40 mt
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FRUIT COLOUR
Green and matures to red -
UNIFORMITY
Very good
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PLANT SPACING
40 cm X 75 cm
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SEED RATE/ HA
200 - 300g
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SHELF LIFE
Very good
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PLANT POPULATION/ HA
30 000 plants per hectare -
FERTILISATION GUIDE
Basal fertilizer: 600 - 800kg Compound C or Vegetable Blend. Top: 30kg Calcium Nitrate per ha at 3, 5, 7 & 9 weeks and 30kg Potassium Nitrate at 4, 6, 8, & 10 weeks (This is general recommendation hence soil test should be done for correct fertilizer types and rates)
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