Vegetable
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• Crops in : 90 days

Description

The dwarf, compact plants of Sweet Pepper Gourmet produce a huge crop of stunning bright orange, blocky shaped fruits. Ideal for containers on a sunny patio. Early to ripen, Sweet Pepper Gourmet crops throughout a long season and was awarded an RHS AGM for outstanding garden performance.

Suitable for growing in a greenhouse or outdoors.

Fruits green turning orange. Flavour guide: Sweet and crunchy.

Sowing Instructions

Sow seeds indoors 8-10 weeks before last frost. Place seeds on the surface of a free-draining seed sowing mix and cover with a fine sprinkling of sowing mix or vermiculite. Place in a propagator at 18-21C (65-70F) until after germination, which takes 7-10 days. Do not exclude light as this helps germination.

Growing Instructions

Transplant seedlings when large enough to handle into 7.5cm (3in) pots. Plant in final situation when plants are 10cm (4in) high, 45cm (18in) apart.

For indoor crops, plant into growbags or pots. For outdoor crops, acclimatise plants to outdoor conditions for a few days before planting in sunny, fertile, moist, well drained soil, after all risk of frost.

Aftercare

Feed plants weekly with a high potash tomato fertilizer once first fruits have set.

Kitchen Notes

Fully ripe fruits make a stunning addition sliced in a mixed salad or in stir fries.