Introduce two exotic pepper treasures

1. Pumpkin pepper

Pumpkin pepper is an annual Solanaceae plant, the stems and leaves of the seedlings are purple, with the growth gradually from purple to dark green, there is a flower in each leaf axil, there are few 2 flowers, purple flowers, purple fruit after flowering, purple then red, what is more peculiar is that its fruit is shaped like pumpkin, so it is called pumpkin pepper. The plant height is 45-60 cm in pot, 1.3 m in field cultivation, the single fruit weight is generally 3-6 g, and the plant fruit is 30-50. Pumpkin pepper is edible, spicy, can also be used as a potted ornamental, the fruit color is purple and red, leaf green, very beautiful. The viewing period lasts for half a year from May to November. Pumpkin pepper has strong resistance, and its cultivation and management technique is the same as that of local pepper.

Second, milk pepper

Milk pepper, also known as lantern pepper, Canadian pepper, originated in Canada. The plant height is 1-1.2 m, the stem is stout, the branch is strong, the crown width can reach 1.45 m, the leaf is green and ovate, the petiole is 3-4.8 cm long, the leaf length is 8-9 cm, each leaf axil bears a flower, the flower is white, the fruit is peculiar, the fruit stalk is 4-5 cm long, the fruit is about 5 cm long, lantern type, there are irregular concave and convex around the fruit, prominent in the middle, such as nipple, hence the name milky pepper. The single fruit weighs 3.5-6 grams, the young fruit is green, bright red after maturity, very gorgeous. Wide adaptability. The cultivation and management techniques are the same as those of pepper, but attention should be paid to the prevention and control of Fusarium wilt during the growing period.