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Sign up freeCapsicum annuum (Chilaca)
vegetable
Bees
BumblebeesLong dark green Mexican chili. Used fresh; becomes pasilla when dried. Roasted and peeled for sauces. SHU 1,000–2,500.
🐛 Prone to: Aphids, Whitefly, Thrips.
Attract Hoverflies, Lacewings, Ladybirds, Parasitic wasps, Minute pirate bugs to keep them in check — plant African Marigold, Angelica and Anise nearby.
Rich, well-draining, warm (pH 5.5–6.8)
Capsicum annuum (Calabrian)
vegetableA fellow Solanaceae — similar growing habits to Chilaca
