Cheyenne Hybrid Pepper Seeds

The Quickest Cayenne Yet!
The flavor is a pleasing mix of sweet and hot!
Genus: Capsicum
Species: annuum
Variety: Cheyenne Hybrid
Item Form: (P) Pkt of 20 seeds
Days to Maturity: 64
Fruit Color: Green
Habit: Compact
Seeds Per Pack: 20
Plant Height: 24 in – 3 ft
Plant Width: 24 in – 2 ft 4 in
Additional Characteristics: Edible, Pest Fighter, Fragrance
Harvest Season: Early Fall, Mid Summer, Late Summer, Early Summer
Light Requirements: Full Sun
Moisture Requirements: Moist,  well-drained
Resistance: Pest Resistant, Deer Resistance, Disease Resistant, Heat Tolerant
Soil Tolerance: Normal,  loamy
Uses: Beds, Containers, Cuisine, Outdoor

64 days from setting out transplants.

Ready in no time, Cheyenne is compact enough to grow in containers on the patio or deck, yet so bushy and heavy-bearing that you always get a full crop. The flavor combines sweet notes with the heat, creating a lovely all-purpose “not-so-hot” pepper you will find yourself using fresh, canned, pickled, and dried!

This plant reaches only about 36 inches high and perhaps 24 to 28 inches wide, with excellent branching. Support it with short stakes to keep it growing upwards and to hold up its big crop of fruit, which turns from pale green to rich bright red.

These peppers are long, slender, and red, very ready to “color up” at least a week (and in most cases, closer to 2 weeks) before other cayennes in the garden. Like all hot peppers, Cheyenne is also an excellent “guard” plant for other vegetables as well as flowering plants. Its spicy heat and aroma keep some pests at bay. And the bright fruit on a lush plant also makes a fine ornamental.

Start seeds indoors or, in climate with short growing seasons, outdoors at least one week after last frost. If starting indoors, allow 7 to 10 weeks for the seeds to mature into seedlings large enough to transplant safely. Set seedlings (or thin direct-sown seedlings) 2½ feet apart in full sun. If planting many seedlings, space rows about 3 feet apart. If planting into a container, choose one 12 inches in diameter or more for best root development. Fertilize when the blooms appear, and water well. Fruit is most colorful and nutritious if allowed to ripen on the plant (instead of being picked when green). Pkt is 20 seeds.