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Sweet Peppers

I’m going to get this out of the way now: Bell peppers start green and turn color. There I said it. If you want green peppers and colored peppers add a colored pepper plant you want and pick it green. The lunch box peppers are known as “Snacking Peppers” and make a great snack or fresh side for your dinner.
 
Spacing & Yield
On 30” beds, 2 rows of Peppers can be planted diagonally, at 18” apart; expect yields of 10-20# per plant over the harvest season. This translates to about 3 peppers per week.
 
On 4’ beds, 2 rows of Peppers can be planted parallel, at 18” apart; expect yields of 10-20# per plant over the harvest season. This translates to about 3 peppers per week.
 
*Lunchbox peppers produce about a pint – a quart a week over the harvest season
 
Trellising and Support
Peppers “arms” get weighed down with the weight of the fruit and often will snap. I prefer to use tomato cages to keep this from happening.
 
Season Extension
Pepper take a while, there is no questioning that fact. Covering the peppers helps them grow faster. Using the tomato cage, covering the peppers is easy. I have an early planting to allow for earlier harvests. 
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​Olympus Pepper
$1.50 / Plant
65 Days Green, 85 Days to First Red Harvest
Planting (Harvest): 5/2 (7/26), 5/16 (8/9)
 
“Large flavorful bell peppers. Widely adapted, Olympus has performed well in both the South as well as warmer regions in the North. Medium size plants with good leaf cover. High-yielding, uniform fruit with good flavor.”

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​Gourmet Pepper
$1.50 / Plant
65 Days Green, 85 Days to First Orange Harvest
Planting (Harvest): 5/2 (7/26), 5/16 (8/9)
 
“Bright orange fruits. Thick, juicy walls and fruity sweet flavor. Medium-large, very blocky bells are easy to grow under a wide variety of conditions.”

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​Sweet Sunrise Pepper
$1.50 / Plant
65 Days Green, 85 Days to First Orange Harvest
Planting (Harvest): 5/2 (7/26), 5/16 (8/9)
 
“Blocky, dark-green bell ripens to yellow/orange. Medium-large 3- and 4-lobed fruits are blocky to slightly elongated. The flavor is both fruity and sweet.”

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​Lunchbox Pepper
$1.50 / Plant
83 Days to First Harvest
Planting (Harvest): 5/2 (7/24), 5/16 (8/7)

“These beautiful, mini-sized peppers are remarkably sweet and flavorful. They are delicious sautéed, as an addition to salads and, of course, perfect for a healthy snack. NOTE: Lunchbox Red is slightly smaller than the rest of the series.”
 
* Specify color you would like in checklist, or collect all three: Red, Orange ,Yellow!


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​Carmen Pepper
$1.50 / Plant
80 Days to First Harvest
Planting (Harvest): 5/2 (7/21), 5/16 (8/4)
 
“A beautiful pepper of the Italian "bull's horn" (corno di toro) type from Johnny's plant breeders Janika Eckert and Rob Johnston. Carmen has a lovely, sweet taste for salads and roasting, especially when partially or fully red-ripe. Tapered fruits avg. 6" long x 2 1/2" wide, 5 oz. (142 gm), and ripen from green to deep carmine red. “
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