LOLA
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Customer Reviews
I have to say these are one of the most beautiful peppers I've ever grown, and I grow a lot of peppers. If you leave them past the yellow, they get
orange and red striations. I will be sorry to cut them up as you'll definitely lose that but looking forward to preserving them. As the review says, these are very productive. We needed to stake the plants to support all of the peppers.
Itis doing great!!
I've been growing about 17 pepper varieties in containers on my deck for over a dozen years and this Lola transplant was most disappointing I've ever gown. The plant itself was healthy but the VERY few fruits I got were completely tasteless. Given the reviews, I'm not sure what went wrong. All of my other peppers that season did well and this was planted in the same soil mix as them with the same amount of sun, water, etc. I'm glad they did well for others, and sorry I missed out. But this doesn't deter me from ordering transplants every year from TSC which arrive well packed, healthy and do well for me. Happy Gardening!!!
My garden doesn't get full sun and diseases are rife. Previous pepper varieties died by mid-summer. I decided to try peppers one more time and gave Lola a try. Wow! Beautiful 4-foot tall plants that were lush and healthy till frost. And the yield was astounding! I let the plants load up and when all fruits were six inches long or longer, I picked every one. In 3 to 4 weeks the plants were loaded again, ready to pick. I had these succession pickings for 4 months. I used the peppers for cooking, salads, and chopped in the freezer for winter use. But my favorite way to eat them is pickled pepper rings. Thank you, Territorial, for finding this pepper for me to grow.
| Soil Temp for Germ | 70–90°F |
| Seed Depth | ¼" |
| Days to Emergence | 8–25 |
| Soil Temp for Transp | 65°F |
| Plant Spacing | 12–18" |
| Row Spacing | 24–30" |
| Fertilizer Needs | High |
| Minimum Germination | 70% |
| Seeds per Gram | ≈ 140 |
| Seed Life | 2 years |
Capsicum annuum Our wide array of fabulous peppers, both sweet and hot, offers one of the richest sources of nutrients in the plant kingdom. Hot peppers contain capsaicin, which revs up your metabolism and reduces general inflammation in the body.
Days to maturity are calculated from date of transplanting and reflect edible green fruit.
Culture
• Peppers are warm-season annuals that grow best in composted, well-drained soils with a pH of 5.5-6.8
• Extra calcium and phosphorus are needed for highest yields
• Plants perform best when grown in raised beds and covered with plastic mulch
• Row cover young plants, remove after blossoms form
• Peppers grow slowly in cool soils; do not transplant before weather has stabilized
• Peppers set fruit best between 65-85°F
Direct Sowing
• Not recommended
Transplanting
• Start seeds in trays 8-12 weeks before anticipated transplant date
• Once seedlings have 2 sets of true leaves, up-pot to a 4 inch pot
• Use 1/2 cup TSC's Complete fertilizer and a shovelful of compost around each plant
• Fertilize with Age Old Bloom when plants begin to flower
Insects & Diseases
• Common insects: Flea beetles, aphids
• Insect control: Pyrethrin or row covers
• Common diseases: See chart below
• Disease prevention: 3-4 year crop rotation
Harvest & Storage
• Peppers are generally fully ripe and have the most flavor and vitamins when they turn red, yellow, purple, or orange
• Store at 45-55°F and 95% relative humidity
KEY TO PEPPER DISEASE RESISTANCE AND TOLERANCE
HR indicates high resistance.
IR indicates intermediate resistance.
BLS* | Bacterial Leaf Spot
Pc | Phythium Root Rot
PVY* | Potato Y potyvirus
RK | Root-Knot
TEV | Tobacco Etch Virus
TMV* | Tobacco Mosaic Virus
ToMV* | Tomato Mosaic Virus
TSWV* | Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus
* Numbers indicate specific disease race.
