Capsicum annuum## HOW TO GROW PEPPER, SWEET Start indoors 10 weeks before last frost, plant out 2 weeks after last frost. When true leave show, pot up to 3-4” pot, grow at 70˚F day and 60˚F night. Plant out when nights are above 53-55˚F. Water in with phosphorus solution. Peppers have shallow roots and appreciate frequent light watering. They thrive on lighter sandy or silt loam soils that warm up fast allowing vigorous early growth before flowering. Use row covers if danger of frost. If you live in a part of the country where pepper plants yield only couple fruits per year, grow more plants. Peppers grow well in containers or raised beds. Soil pH 5.5-6.8. Hardiness zones 9. Annual.Days from maturity calculated from the date of transplant. Average 3,920 seeds per ounce. Federal germination standard: 55%. Usual seed life: 3 years. Isolation distance for seed saving: 500 feet.Planting Depth 1/4”Soil Temp. Germ. 70-85˚FDays to Germ. 21-30Plant Spacing 18-24”Row Spacing 3’Days To Maturity 70-80Full Sun, Moist Well Drained ##Popular sweet wax pepper, tapered, grows to 6–7” and 3” wide. Matures from ivory to red-orange and becomes sweeter with ripening. Delicious pickled. Can produce 10–20 peppers per shrub in ideal conditions. Catch-all group for Hungarian Yellow Wax Sweet types, known by a dozen slightly varying names upright prolific 18–30” plants. Good selection for new pepper growers and for short seasons because it matures quickly. AAS winner. Sweet Banana peppers are the antidote for hot peppers. Tags: Type: Sweet, Color: Multi Color, Shape: Elongated, Specialty: Canner, Heritage: Heirloom, Season: Summer, Certification: Organic.##White Dog Farm##Conventional##Seed grower since 2019##//cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0129/8922/files/White_Dog_Farm.jpg?v=1639376547##White Dog Farm is nestled in the Williams Valley and is home to Greg & Kate Stanko. We are stewards of a 5 acre farm shared by sheep, chickens, pigs and Puja, our LGD. Our passion is to nurture the earth, grow flowers and vegetables sustainably using organic practices. Correspond to [email protected]
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