Chili pepper 'Cyklon'

Capsicum annuum longum group

How to grow Chili pepper 'Cyklon'

  • Full Sun

  • Medium

Try to plant in a location that enjoys full sun and remember to water moderately. Keep in mind when planting that Cyklon is thought of as tender, so remember to wait until your soil is warm and the night time temperature is well above freezing before moving outside. Cyklon requires a loamy and sandy soil with a ph of 7.0 - 8.5 - it grows best in neutral soil to weakly alkaline soil.

Growing Cyklon from seed

Start indoors six to eight weeks before last frost date.

Try to aim for a seed spacing of at least 1.95 inches (5.0 cm) and sow at a depth of around 0.2 inches (0.5 cm). Soil temperature should be kept higher than 18°C / 64°F to ensure good germination.

By our calculations, you should look at sowing Cyklon about 38 days before your last frost date.

Transplanting Cyklon

Ensure that temperatures are mild and all chance of frost has passed before planting out, as Cyklon is a tender plant.

Harvesting Cyklon

Peppers mature to red at about four-and-a-half inches long.

Chili pepper Cyklon Etymology

Heirloom chili of Polish origin.

Misspellings of Chili pepper 'Cyklon'

Cyclone, Cyclon

Other Names for Chili pepper 'Cyklon'

Ostra, Ostra-Cyklon