‘ Elephant ’s Trunk ’ is an heirloom variety capsicum pepper plant with pods value 10 - 12 inches which drag on the ground from 1.5 foot high plant . The pods are thick and heavy , and resemble an elephant ’s trunk except in color , which is bright red when ripe . These do not do well in frigid country . C. annuum is the most domesticate capsicum pepper plant in the earth , both commercially and in home garden . They are comparatively sluttish to produce , as long as they have mass of moisture and food , are not subjected to cold and pick up batch of cheer . They grow in an endless variety of colors and range in shape from low round cherry peppers to foresighted , pencil - shaped jalapeno varieties . Seeds should be commence indoors 8 to 10 weeks before the last frost . When the temperature reaches 70 F , transplant 12 to 16 inches aside , fertilize , and again when they are 12 inches marvelous . The common pepper is rich is goodness , one medium - sized pepper will cater almost the entire day-after-day grownup of vitamin C requirement and also contain vitamin such as B1 , B2 and D , plus numerous minerals .
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Characteristics
Requirements
Plant Care
Fertilizing
Light
Pinching is off the root word tips of a youthful plant to promote branching . Doing this avoids the need for more severe pruning later on .
Thinning involves removing whole branches back to the torso . This may be done to open up the DoI of a plant to let more light in and to increase air circulation that can cut off down on plant disease . The better way to set out cutting is to begin by removing idle or diseased wood .
Shearing is take down the airfoil of a shrub using helping hand or electric shear . This is done to keep the desired shape of a hedge or topiary .
rejuvenate is remotion of one-time branches or the overall step-down of the sizing of a shrub to restore its original manikin and size . It is recommended that you do not remove more than one third of a plant at a time . call back to murder branches from the inside of the plant life as well as the outside . When rejuvenate flora with cane , such as nandina , cut back cane at various pinnacle so that plant will have a more raw look . Conditions : Full SunFull Sunis specify as exposure to more than 6 hour of continuous , direct Lord’s Day per 24-hour interval .
Watering
Planting
A week to 10 days before planting , add together 2 to 4 inches of cured manure or compost and work into the planting site to improve natality and increase body of water keeping and drainage . If ground composition is weak , a bed of topsoil should be considered as well . No matter if your soil is sand or clay , it can be ameliorate by impart the same thing : constitutional matter . The more , the better ; work deep into the soil . Prepare bed to an 18 inch deep for perennial . This will seem like a wondrous amount of work now , but will greatly yield off later . Besides , this is not something that is easily done later , once flora have been ground .
Problems
Prevention and Control : If potential , select insubordinate mixed bag . Keep nitrogen - heavy fertilizers to a minimum as well as over - irrigating as they promote lush growth . Practice crop rotation and prune out or better yet slay infected plants . Diseases : AnthracnoseAnthracnose is the result of a plant infection , have by a fungus , and may make severe defoliation , specially in tree diagram , but rarely result in dying . recessed patches on stems , fruit , parting , or branchlet , seem grayish brown , may appear reeking , and have pinkish - tan spore masses that appear goo - similar . On vegetable , post may enlarge as yield matures .
