Pepper Seed Packets – Orange Sun

Days to Harvest: 75-80. Sweet Peppers are a favourite home garden vegetable. The attractive, compact plants compliment any garden. Peppers are green, turning orange at full maturity when the flavour sweetens considerable. They’re delicious raw or cooked. Serve them in salads, stews, cut in rings as a garnish, in casseroles, or stuffed and baked.

Sowing: Start seeds indoors in a sunny, warm locaion7-8 weeks before the last spring frost. Transplant to a sunny, well drained location in the late spring after the soil has warmed. Loosen soil with a spade or fork, fertilize with vegetable food and water thoroughly. Great in containers and sunny flowers beds. Keep soil moist, weed free, feed every 4-6 weeks.

Comments: To avoid injuring plants, carefully cut or snap off fruits along with a sort piece of stalk. A rich source of Vitamins A, and C.