Popular warm-season vegetable. Many colors and heat levels. High in vitamin C.
Best soil types: loam, sandy loam
pH range: 6 - 6.8 (optimal: 6.5)
Drainage: excellent
Start indoors 8-10 weeks before transplant
Pick regularly to encourage production
Pepper (Bell) typically takes 70 days from planting to harvest. Seeds germinate in about 10 days. The best planting season is spring.
Pepper (Bell) grows best in loam, sandy loam soil with a pH of 6-6.8. Excellent drainage is required.
Pepper (Bell) grows best at 21-29°C. Frost tolerance: none. Heat tolerance: moderate.
Pepper (Bell) yields approximately 25,000 kg/hectare under good conditions.
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