Super Shombo Pepper Seeds – High-Yield Nigerian Red Pepper Seeds 🌶️

Super Shombo Pepper Seeds are premium seeds used for cultivating the popular Nigerian long red pepper commonly known as Shombo pepper. This variety belongs to the species Capsicum annuum and is widely grown across West Africa for its bright red color, strong flavor, and high market demand.

Super Shombo peppers are commonly used in soups, stews, pepper mixes, and processed pepper paste, making them a profitable crop for both smallholder and commercial farmers.

Product Specifications

• Product Name: Super Shombo Pepper Seeds

• Botanical Name: Capsicum annuum

• Seed Type: Improved open-pollinated pepper seeds

• Fruit Type: Long red pepper (Shombo)

• Fruit Color: Green turning bright red at maturity

• Crop Cycle: 70 – 90 days after transplanting

• Growing Season: Rainy and dry season (with irrigation)

• Soil Requirement: Well-drained fertile loamy soil

Key Features

High Yield Potential

Super Shombo pepper plants produce numerous long red fruits per plant, making them highly productive and profitable for farmers.

Strong Market Demand

Shombo pepper is one of the most commonly used peppers in Nigerian cuisine, ensuring consistent demand in local markets, restaurants, and food processing businesses.

Attractive Fruit Quality

The fruits are long, smooth, and bright red when mature, making them visually attractive and suitable for both fresh markets and processing.

Adapted to Tropical Climate

Super Shombo pepper grows well in tropical farming environments, making it suitable for cultivation across many regions in Nigeria and West Africa.

Agronomic Information

• Germination Period: 7 – 14 days

• Nursery Period: 4 – 6 weeks before transplanting

• Plant Spacing: 50 cm × 60 cm

• Maturity Period: 70 – 90 days after transplanting

• Sunlight Requirement: Full sunlight

• Water Requirement: Moderate and consistent watering

Planting Guide

Nursery Preparation

1. Prepare a seedbed or nursery tray using fertile soil or cocopeat.

2. Sow the seeds lightly and cover with fine soil.

3. Water regularly to maintain soil moisture.

Transplanting

Transplant seedlings to the field after 4–6 weeks when they have 4–6 leaves.

Crop Management

• Apply organic manure or balanced fertilizer for better growth.

• Control weeds and pests regularly.

• Maintain proper irrigation during dry periods.

Harvesting

Super Shombo peppers can be harvested 70–90 days after transplanting. The fruits are ready for harvest when they turn bright red and fully mature.

Benefits of Growing Super Shombo Pepper

• High market demand across Nigeria

• Short crop cycle with quick returns

• Suitable for fresh market and pepper processing

• High yield potential for commercial farmers

• Profitable vegetable crop for small and medium-scale farmers

Ideal For

• Pepper farmers

• Vegetable farmers

• Market gardeners

• Commercial vegetable producers

• Smallholder farmers

Packaging

Super Shombo pepper seeds are packaged to maintain high seed viability and good germination rate, ensuring successful pepper cultivation.