Bell Pepper

Bell peppers are nonpungent, blocky Capsicum annuum cultivars. Green fruit is usually immature; final ripe color depends on the variety.

Sun: Full sun
Water: 1 in/week
Spacing: 18 in
First harvest: 60–90 days from transplant for green fruit; ripe colors later

Tips

Choose early varieties where summer is short.
Stake branches before heavy fruit loads bend them.
Leave some fruit to reach its listed ripe color.
Keep leaf cover to prevent sunscald.
Start seeds indoors 8-10 weeks before transplanting, using 80-85°F soil for germination.
Transplant at the original growing depth once nights stay above 55°F and soil has warmed.
Water deeply for about 1 inch weekly and mulch after the soil warms.
Stake heavily loaded plants and inspect leaf undersides for aphids.
Harvest firm, full-sized green peppers or wait for the variety's mature color, cutting rather than pulling fruit.

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