Key facts
- Days to maturity
- 60 days
- Listed for
- United States
Overview
Fuji is a hybrid Asian hot pepper with somewhat blocky, blunt-ended fruit about 4 inches long and 1 to 2 inches wide. The fruit is light green and matures to a light red. It is early, with harvest around 60 days from transplanting.
Fuji traits
- Hybrid Asian hot pepper
- Blocky, blunt-ended fruit about 4 by 1 to 2 inches
- Light green maturing to light red
- About 60 days to harvest
Good for
- Stir-frying
- Fresh cooking
- Pickling
Compare with other peppers and chilies varieties
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| Variety | Days to maturity | Growth habit | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fuji this page | 60 days | — | — |
| Andy | 60–85 days | — | — |
| Apache | 60 days | — | — |
| Aurora | 60–75 days | — | — |
| Burning Bush | 60 days | — | — |
| Cajun Belle | 60 days | Bushy, upright | — |
| Cal Wonder Orange | 60–80 days | — | — |
Fuji FAQ
What kind of peppers and chilies is Fuji?
Fuji is a hybrid Asian hot pepper with somewhat blocky, blunt-ended fruit about 4 inches long and 1 to 2 inches wide. The fruit is light green and matures to a light red.
How many days to maturity is Fuji?
Fuji is listed at 60 days. Sowing and planting times are the same as for other peppers and chilies varieties, so check them in the peppers and chilies growing guide.
How does Fuji compare with other peppers and chilies varieties?
Fuji: 60 days. Similar peppers and chilies varieties include Andy (60–85 days), Apache (60 days), Aurora (60–75 days). The comparison table on this page lists days to maturity, growth habit and type side by side.
What is Fuji good for?
Fuji is grown for stir-frying, fresh cooking, pickling.
Sowing, care and common problems
Sowing times, care and common problems are the same for every peppers and chilies variety, so they are covered once in the growing guide.
- Peppers and Chilies growing guide
- Types of Hot Chili Pepper: Telling the Groups Apart in the Garden
- Starting Hot Chili Peppers From Seed: The Long Head Start They Need
- Hot Chili Pepper Care: Watering and Feeding for Maximum Heat
- How to Prune and Train Hot Chili Peppers: Shaping the Plant and Cutting Back for Winter
- How Pepper and Chili Branches Multiply: Forking at Every Flower, the Three-Stem Frame, and What to Prune
- Hot Chili Pepper Growing Calendar: A Season That Runs Half the Year
- Hot Chili Pepper Problems: Pests, Rots and Pods That Never Color
- All 575 peppers and chilies varieties
Source
Source: Cornell University (CALS Garden-Based Learning)
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