How Do You Grow Sweet Bell Peppers?
Sweet Bell Peppers are a bush pepper that is renowned for its beautiful colors and sweet flesh. They are good for late planting and they tolerate dry weather well. These growing tips can be used for any type of sweet pepper plant. They grow best in temperatures of 75 to 80 degrees. Sweet Bell Peppers will take 10-21 days to germinate and should be planted one fourth of an inch deep. The seeds should be spaced three inches apart and the row spacing is two feet apart. From planting to harvest, maturity is 70 days. Most Sweet Bell Peppers plants grow to a height of two to three feet; they will grow wide and bushy so keep the rows a standard distance apart. Sweet Bell Peppers grow well in a 12-inch diameter flowerpot and adding a support post for the plant with help your peppers grow straight and disease free. Sow the seeds in average garden soil in a sunny location, after all danger of spring frost. For earliest seedlings, start seeds indoors in peat pots two months before outdoor plantin
