ThePurple Beauty Sweet Pepperis a uniquely coloured, open-pollinated variety that instantly adds visual appeal to your garden and your plate.The compact, bushy plants are highly productive, loaded with blocky, 3-4 lobed fruits.These thick-walled peppers mature from green tovariable hues of purplein approximately75 daysfrom transplanting. When the desired purple is reached, pick as soon as possible. Peppers will turn red eventually. Averaging8 cm to 10 cmin length, they possess a wonderful sweet, mild flavour that complements any dish, fresh or cooked.
Sweet peppers must be started early indoors and require high heat to thrive and produce ripe fruit.
Sow Indoors:Start seeds indoors 8 to 10 weeks before the last expected frost date. Use a soilless growing mix.
Germination:Seed typically germinates in10 to 20 days. Maintaining the growing medium at a temperature of21 Cwill enhance germination.
Transplanting:Transplant seedlings after hardening off, inlate May to early June, to a location withFull Sunand rich, well-drained soil.
Planting Depth:6 mm
Seed Spacing:45 cm
Thin to:60 cm
Row Width:75 cm
The bushy plant habit may reduce the need for staking, but support can be provided if fruits are particularly heavy. Control weeds and avoid high nitrogen fertilizers.Harvest Timeis approximately 75 days after transplanting for mature purple fruit.
Approx. 25 seeds/pkt
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