Description
This rare, early bell pepper ripens from glossy green to dark-brown chocolate. Its mild taste and unusual color are a great addition to salads or stir fries. The fruit has blunt ends, thick flesh, and is medium in size.(or anyone who likes peppers).
Pepper – Sweet Chocolate – Capsicum annuum
Soil & Water: Peppers require deeply-worked, well-drained soil with plenty of added organic matter and a pH of 6.0-6.8. Water deeply, but don’t over water.
Planting & Growing: Start seeds indoors 8 weeks before the last frost. Direct seeding is not recommended. Stake to keep fruit off the ground and mulch for disease and weed control.
Harvesting & Storage: Harvest the first fruits early to encourage continued production through the season. Cut (don’t pull) the fruit from the stems. These peppers may be harvested from the green stage through the color changes. This variety is good frozen whole.
- Soil Temperature: 75-85F
- Planting Depth: 1/4″
- Germination: 6-15 Days
- Height At Maturity: 24″-28″
- Days To Maturity: 58-86 Days
- Sun/Shade: Full Sun
- Spacing After Thinning: 12″
- Approx Seeds per Pack: 25 Seeds
Product image(s) via: Seeds for Generations
Reviews
There are no reviews yet.