Chili pepper is an erect, branched, shrub-like herb which grows to height of about 1 1/2 meters high, more or less.
The pounded pepper fruits are used in promoting a healthy appetite. People who suffer from rheumatism can get some relief from a potion made by soaking one cup of crushed chili pepper ( ripe) in a cup of vinegar. When used as condiment, it rouses the appetite and dispel the gas formed in the alimentary canal.
Chili pepper plant is a propagated by seeds. The seeds are sown either in seed boxes or seedbeds.
Fruits maybe harvested at each stage of maturity:
* Green Mature- when the fruit has reached its full size but still green all over.
* Breaker- when discoloration has started at the blossom end with the appearance of red spots.
* Red-Ripe- when pepper has fully became fully red in color.
Harvesting is done by snapping or twisting the fruits from their stems.
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