Hot Pepper Chili: Yield, Maturity and Characteristics
Hot Pepper chili is a long chili variety. The Philippine Seed Board approved it in 1984. It takes 60 to 80 days from transplanting to the first harvest, with 7.79 tonnes per hectare on average in the trials.
The average and top yields in tonnes per hectare come from the trials each variety went through to be registered with the NSIC, and from what the seed companies say about their own seed.
What farmers harvest today can be different. Newer harvest records, the season, the place, the soil, the water and the care all move these numbers over time.
So use them to compare varieties, not as a promise for your field. Ask your seller or your agriculturist how the variety did on farms near you in the last few seasons.
Compare it with the others in our chili variety finder, or see every crop variety we list. For the crop itself, read our guide: Land preparation for vegetables.
- Days to harvest: 60 to 80 days from transplanting to the first harvest.
- Yield: 7.79 tonnes per hectare on average in the trials.
- Recommended for: the areas in its trials, in both the wet and the dry season.
- Type: Long chili.
Key facts about Hot Pepper chili
| Trait | What the record shows |
|---|---|
| Registration | Philippine Seed Board |
| Year approved | 1984 |
| Type | Long chili |
| Days to harvest | 60 to 80 days |
| Average yield | 7.79 t/ha |
| Season | Both the wet and the dry season |
How long does it take, and how much does it yield?
Hot Pepper chili takes 60 to 80 days from transplanting to the first harvest. A shorter crop frees the field sooner and dodges more of the weather, while a longer one often fills more.
Trial yields come from well managed plots, so your own will depend on water, fertilizer, pests and timing.
Once you know the day count, anee.io dates every task from each lot's own planting day, with the growth stages and weather beside it.
Is it resistant to pests and diseases?
| Pest or disease | Rating | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| Mosaic virus | Moderately resistant | Took some damage but held up |
| Leafhopper | Moderately susceptible | Took clear damage |
| Bacterial wilt | Moderately resistant | Took some damage but held up |
| Aphids | Moderately susceptible | Took clear damage |
| Thrips | Moderately susceptible | Took clear damage |
It was weak against leafhopper, aphids, thrips, so scout for them from the early weeks. Read up on eggplant leafhopper, bacterial wilt, thrips.
The pests and diseases that hit chili fields most often: tomato leaf curl, anthracnose, Cercospora leaf spot, Corn earworm, cutworm. Our pest finder and disease finder help you name what you see.
Where and when to plant Hot Pepper chili
It is recommended for both the wet and the dry season. Decide first between siling haba, the long green finger chili for cooking, and siling labuyo, the small hot one. Hybrids bear more and for longer, while open pollinated labuyo keeps its heat and lets you save seed. Before planting, get the field ready with our guide: Pagtatanim ng gulay.
Before you buy seed
- Buy sealed packs or tagged sacks from an accredited dealer, and check the packing date and germination rate.
- Ask your municipal agriculturist or nearby farmers how it did in your area last season.
- Try it on a small area first, beside the variety you usually plant, before you switch the whole farm.
- Write down the planting day, inputs and harvest, so you can compare varieties on your own ground. anee.io keeps these records for you.
Set the planting day of each lot and anee.io dates every task to harvest, with the weather beside it. Free on the Libre plan.
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