Orange Picnic Pepper, Organic

High Mowing Organic Seeds - Deep orange color with a rich sweet pepper flavor.

The orange Picnic Pepper is sweet tasting and has a lovely warm color. Selected for thick walls, flavor, strong yields, and an upright plant habit. From our own High Mowing breeding work.

Characteristics: 

• Organic, non-GMO, and open-pollinated 
• 3-5" fruits
  
• Bred by High Mowing 
• 10 Seeds

Instructions - Peppers prefer light, well-drained, moderately fertile soil with pH 6.5-6.8. Use a high phosphorus starter fertilizer when transplanting to give young peppers a good start. Keep nitrogen levels in moderation, as high amounts can reduce yields. Start transplants 6-8 weeks before the planting date. Sow seeds into flat ~4 seeds/inch and then pot up into 2” or larger cells after the first set of true leaves appear. The optimal soil temperature for germination is 85°F.  For growing transplants, maintain the temperature at around 75°F during the day and 65°F at night. Harden off plants by slightly reducing the temperature to 60-65°F and reducing water for 2-3 days before transplanting.

• Plant 1/4" deep 
• Plant Spacing: 12-18" 
• Row Spacing: 18-36" or double rows 18" apart on 5-6' centers 

Harvest & Storage - Harvest first peppers promptly to stimulate further fruit production. Peppers can be harvested and eaten at either the unripe (green) or ripe (colored) stage.  Colored peppers generally require 2 – 4 weeks longer. Store peppers at 50° - 54°F and 95% percent relative humidity. Chilling injury occurs at temperatures below 45°F. 

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