Joe's Big Blocky Red Pepper, (Sweet) Organic

The Seed Savers Exchange - A classic red bell pepper, this variety bears large fruit with a good, sweet flavor. Fruits range from triangular to bell-shaped and turn from green to dark red. Mature fruit measure 3-6" long and 3-4" wide and weigh 4-8 ounces. Mid-season maturing plants grow 2-2.5′ tall. This pepper was donated to Seed Savers Exchange by Exchange lister Louis Marcelina, who obtained it in 1984 from fellow lister William Lyons. 69-80 days from transplant. 

Characteristics: 

• From the Collection for 2023 
  
• Organic 
• Large, sweet red bell pepper 
• Fruits range from triangular to bell-shaped 
• 69-80 days from transplant 

Instructions - Sow seeds indoors ¼” deep. Peppers germinate best in warm soil, so gentle bottom heat may be helpful until seedlings emerge. Wait to transplant outdoors until the soil is warm. 

• Start Indoors: 8 weeks before the last frost 
• Germination: 14 days 
• Plant Outdoors: 12-24" apart 
• Light: Full Sun 

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