Description

Fun fact: When cooked, these peppers turn green instead of their normal deep purple color!

Compact plants. Produces a mild, sweet flavor. Also loaded with vitamin C and vitamin A.

Pepper Sweet – Purple Beauty – Capsicum annuum

Soil & Water: Peppers require deeply-worked, well-drained soil with plenty of added organic matter and a pH of 6.0-6.8. Water deeply, but don’t over water.

Planting & Growing: Start seeds indoors 8 weeks before the last frost. Direct seeding is not recommended. Stake to keep fruit off the ground and mulch for disease and weed control.

Harvesting & Storage: Harvest the first fruits early to encourage continued production through the season. Cut (don’t pull) the fruit from the stems. Peppers may be harvested from the green stage through the dark purple color stage.

Soil Temperature: 75-85F
Planting Depth: 1/4″
Germination: 6-15 Days
Height At Maturity: 24-30″
Days To Maturity: 70-75 Days
Sun/Shade: Full Sun
Spacing After Thinning: 12″
Approx Seeds per Pack: 25