gaRdening in the tROpics - Townsville Intercultural Centre

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CapsicumsCapsicums (aka peppers) are warm season crops. Althoughthey are technically perennial plants (go dormant in winterand regrow the following season) they are generally lessproductive in successive years and are best replaced eachseason with fresh seedlings. There is a wide range ofvarieties of capsicums. Capsicums vary in size and colourwith taste varying in sweetness to a slight peppery taste.Capsicums like a well fed soil, full sun and regular watering and perform best in hottertemperatures. The capsicum fruits start from white flowers and develop initially green fruitwhich then ripen varying to the variety grown. (eg. in capsicums green to red, yellow, orange,black/dark burgundy or lighter green with purple).Capsicum can be direct sown in the bed or grown from seedlings transplanted out approximately30cm apart. The plants as they start to fruit will become top heavy and will need to be stakedto keep the plants upright and the fruit out of the soil.The Townsville sun can cause the capsicum plants to suffer from flower drop if the temperatureexceeds 38 degrees C, so some shade is necessary. (No flower = no fruit!) There may also betimes that the developing fruit needs some shade protection as it can be sunburnt in extremetemperatures.
Cooking with CapsicumsRoasted CapsicumsDirections:1. To roast capsicums, quarter and deseed them, then cookunder a grill for 6-8 minutes or until the skin is charred andblistered.2. Place in a sealable plastic bag and set aside for 5 minutes(the steam in the bag will help lift the skin).3. Peel off the skin, then slice and add to antipasto platters orpasta sauces, or serve on toasted sourdough bread.4. You can also puree roasted capsicum and stir through soups,pasta or dips.5. Capsicum is great with feta, ricotta, lamb, fish, chicken, olives,capers, tomatoes, basil, coriander and lemon.
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