Description
AAS WINNER DETAILS
Winner Type: National
Class: Pepper
Variety Name: Quickfire F1
Genus: Capsicum
Species: annuum
Year: 2022
Common Name: Pepper
Type: Edible – Vegetable
Breeder: Tozer Seeds, Inc.
Close Market Comparison: Hot Burrito
PLANT NEEDS
Duration Type: Annual
Light Needs: Full sun
Water Needs: Normal
Season Type: Warm season
Staking Required: No
PLANT CHARACTERISTICS
Foliage Color: Green
Plant Habit: Compact
Plant Height: 6 inches
Fruit Color (Harvest): Red
Fruit Shape: Conical
Fruit Size: 1.7 inches
Fruit Weight: .07 ounces
Fruit Flavor Description: 40,000 Scoville
Number Of Fruits Per Plant: Prolific
IN THE GARDEN
Container: Yes
Garden Spacing: 18 inches
Days To Harvest (Sowing Seed): 65
Days To Harvest (Transplant): 50
HOW TO GROW
Germinate any time of year (spring preferred) in warmth in small trays or pots with good quality, moist compost with an ideal compost temperature of 77-86F. Germination should take around 14 days. Once the seedlings are large enough to handle, carefully prick them out into individual small pots or plug trays and grow in warmth and good light. Continue to increase the pot size as they grow, eventually using up to a maximum of a 6″ pot. The compost should be kept moist but not wet and grown in good light, preferably in a sunny location. The plants will remain very compact (6″ or less) and bushy and flower, producing upward pointing fruits very quickly, within 60 days from sowing. The fruits quickly ripen to bright red and should be harvested regularly to ensure the plant continues to flower and produce more fruit. The extremely compact habit and very early fruiting make this variety ideal for growing on sunny windowsills around the home or for containers or bedding outdoors in the warmer months (not frost hardy). Successional sowing every few months will ensure that you have a continual supply of fresh chillies all year round.
JUDGE'S OBSERVATIONS
- “Quite compact. A great multitude of fruits on a sturdy plant.”
- “Tremendous yield. Sturdy little plant with good habit which is also quite attractive from an ornamental standpoint.”
- “The entry has the heat and flavor I would expect from a Thai dish.”
- “It has a large enough yield to provide all the (really hot) peppers a person could want.”
- “Hot little buggers. From a home garden perspective, these little plants are right on the money. They almost look like a large ornamental pepper and could probably be used as such in a mixed patio container. The mature fruit had a good flavor and was darn hot.”
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