Chilli Antep aci Dolma
Chilli Antep aci Dolma is a bell pepper type Chilli from Turkey. Use like a capsicum but with the added benefit of a mild kick. Rates at 5,000 to 10,000 SCU (Scoville Heat Units).
The 1.5m tall bush is loaded with delicious peppers about half the size of a large shop capsicum. Best grown in a hothouse or very warm spot in Tasmania. Ripens from late February in Tasmania. Has a sweet and aromatic flavour that is primed for stuffing.
Sow – Start on a heat mat or indoors in August, plant out after risk of frost and soils warmed (early November in cool climate). Can start earlier if planting in a hot house. Lay black plastic on ground and plant into an X cut-out if planting outside. They need consistent warmth in Tasmania.
Spacing – 50cm.
Capsicum fruits have been a part of human diets since about 7,500 BC, and are one of the oldest cultivated crops in the Americas, as origins of cultivating chili peppers are traced to east-central Mexico some 6,000 years ago. They were one of the first self-pollinating crops cultivated in Mexico, Central America, and parts of South America.
Germination: Optimal Soil temperature is 24 to 30 C (around 10 to 20 days to germination, longer at lower temps)
