HORTINOVA Inc.
Halloween Gold F1 Pepper Seeds – Edible Patio Plant for Pots & Small Spaces
Capsicum annuum
- Compact, ornamental pepper variety – ideal for pots and small spaces
- Grows to about 20 in tall and 16 in wide in 12–14 weeks
- Perfect for 5–6 in pots (12–15 cm)
- Produces unique mini pumpkin-shaped fruits
- Ripens from glossy purple-black to a bright golden yellow
- Sweet, crunchy flavor – delicious fresh or cooked
- Both decorative and edible – a real showpiece for gardens, patios
- Easy to grow with full sun, rich soil, and regular watering
- Start indoors 8–10 weeks before last frost.
- Sow one seed per cell (plug size 1–3 cm).
- Cover lightly with 2–3 mm vermiculite or fine soil.
- Keep soil pH 5.8–6.5 and EC ~1.5.
- Germination: Temperature: 23–25 °C (73–77 °F). Time: 4–6 days
- Maintain high humidity until 70% germination, then reduce to prevent stretching.
- Seedling growth: 21–28 days at 21–23 °C (70–73 °F).
THIN
- Sow one seed per cell; no thinning usually required. If extras sprout, keep the strongest seedling.
PLANT OUT
- Transplant when seedlings are well-rooted with short internodes (small flower may already be visible).
- Pot size: Best in 12–15 cm (5–6″) pots; can also be grown in 7″ pots or containers 25–30 cm wide.
- Spacing: Indoors, ~25 cm (10″) apart. Outdoors, 3 plants in a 25–30 cm (10–12″) container.
EXPOSURE
- Requires full sun; at least 6–8 hours of direct light.
- Long days (>16 hrs) and high light encourage early fruiting.
TEMPERATURE
- Ideal: 21–25 °C (70–77 °F).
- Minimum: 16 °C (61 °F).
- Night: 18 °C (64 °F).
- Sensitive to frost; temperatures below 5 °C (40 °F) will cause damage.
SUPPORT
- Generally compact and upright, but 2 small stakes around the central stem help balance the plant once fruits develop.
PRUNING
- No pruning or pinching required. Naturally compact and branching.
WATER
- Keep soil evenly moist; avoid drying out.
- Consistent watering maintains continuous fruit set.
- Recommended irrigation EC: ~2.5.
FEED
- Medium fertilizer need.
- Use a balanced NPK (15-10-15 with micros) in plugs.
- Continue feeding with balanced fertilizer throughout the season.
- If leaves yellow during fruit ripening, increase EC slightly to improve taste and color.
- Adding 2–5% clay to soil can stabilize fertility and reduce stretch.
PROTECT
- Protect from frost and prolonged cold.
- Good ventilation reduces humidity and fungal risks.
- Bees and bumblebees improve pollination and fruit size.
- Strengthen leaves with occasional MgSO₄ (Epsom salt) or potassium-based sprays if needed.
- Time to maturity: 12–14 weeks after planting (85–100 days from transplant).
- Ripening: Fruits start glossy purple-black, then turn golden-orange.
- Fruit size: 25–50 g each, shaped like tiny pumpkins.
- First ripe fruits appear near the central stem.
- Harvest regularly to encourage continuous fruiting throughout the season.
- Use: Both decorative and edible – sweet, crunchy taste ideal for fresh eating, salads, or cooking.
Let customers speak for us
We grow several varieties of various colours of tomatoes, and the contrast of these tomatoes with other colours is fantastic. We've had a very long season with our plants, excellent disease resistance, great flavour.
This review applies to all of the seeds I purchased from Hortinova - beautiful tomatoes, good disease resistance and excellent production. Our field season extended to 10 weeks. We've had comments of excellent flavour from our customers as well, highly recommend any Hortinova seed.
This tomato is good taste tomato. Small red round tomato. Bigger then cherry tomatoes but smaller then regular one. I like it. Perfect for salads and fresh eating. Ordered seeds for next season.
2nd time ordering. Very satisfied with qualify and result. Thank you
BALCONY YELLOW F1 - Hybrid Cherry Tomato Seeds
Delivered very fast, packed very good, in professional condition and quality. Thanks
We will see what they are like this summer.
Type crimson de bonne grosseur avec une superbe uniformité et très hâtif. Un des premiers prêt en saison. Semences très petites et peu nombreuses. Goût très sucré et chaire croquante. Chair passant du rose au rouge en cours de saison. Les plants sont forts et très vigoureux avec des grosses feuilles.
Vigueur des plants impressionante avec des fruits résistants aux fissures et aux dommages. Très bonne conservartion et goût très sucré lorsque les nervures deviennent orange. Peu être récolté lorsque les nervures sont vertes également. Cavité des semences très compacte et petite laissant beaucoup de chair.
Melon qui fond en boûche avec un goût se rapprochant du melon miel et du cantaloup à la fois, très sucré. Faire attention aux irriguations lorsque le melon devient mature car il peut fendre au champs. Très odorant.
Avec son apparence côtellée, son très gros calibre et ça couleur rose, cette tomate se démarque des autres sur les tablettes. Variété plus résistante à la pourriture apicale que la plus part des autres tomates roses. Bon ensemble de résitance aux maladies également.
Tomate noire dont les faces qui ne sont pas exposé au soleil passent du vert au rouge lorsque mature donnant un aspect unique aux fruits. Charactéristiques similaires à la Barrio avec un goût superbe sans acide. Les clients l'on adoré.
Superbe adaptabilité et excellente résistance aux maladies. Fruits uniformes qui ne fendent pas, bonne conservation. Ajoutez à cela un goût unique avec une légère acidité et une pointe sucré.
