Vegetables
Days to harvest: 55 days to green, 75 days to red

Data specific to Peppers (Edit)
General Type: Bell
Other: Miniature Bell
Disease Resistance: Tobacco Mosaic Virus
Bacterial Leaf Spot
Pepper Shape: Tapered
Round
Fruit Length: 2 to 2.25 inches
Fruit Ripening Color Sequence: Green to Red
Days to First Harvest and Maturity: 55 to 75 days

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 11 +4.4 °C (40 °F) to +7.2 °C (50 °F)
Plant Height: 18 to 24 inches
Plant Spread: 12 to 18 inches
Fruit: Showy
Fruiting Time: Summer
Late summer or early fall
Flowers: Inconspicuous
Uses: Vegetable
Suitable as Annual
Edible Parts: Fruit
Eating Methods: Raw
Cooked
Toxicity: Leaves are poisonous
Propagation: Seeds: Start indoors
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger

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Common names
  • Pepper
  • Sweet Pepper

Photo Gallery
Location: Eagle Bay, New York
Date: 2024-04-28
Sweet Pepper (Capsicum annuum 'Snackabelle Red') seedlings

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