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Bell peppers are a warm-weather crop and a popular nightshade for both eating raw and cooking. Crunchy, sweet bell pepper plants lack capsaicin, the active component in hot peppers that gives them their heat.
Bell peppers are heat-loving summer vegetables that are pest-resistant and disease-resistant. Did you know that a green pepper is the same pepper as a red pepper? They’re simply harvested at different stages. See how to start, grow, care for, and pick your sweet peppers!
Bell peppers grow into compact bushes with large, alternate leaves, white flowers and fruits on multiple branches. The fruits come in miniature, standard and giant sizes from blocky square-shaped peppers with raised shoulders, to more rounded shapes with tapered bottoms.
Know exactly what to expect from your bell pepper plants. See the 6 main bell pepper plant growing stages from seedling to harvest.
Bell peppers are warm weather perennials which are commonly grown as annuals in cool climate areas. Bell pepper plants grow to four feet high and two feet wide, producing fruit which is typically three to four inches long.
Bell peppers are actually fairly easy to grow, provided you have the right climate, soil mixture, and meet their watering needs. In this article, organic gardening expert Logan Hailey documents all the steps you'll need to follow in order to successfully plant, grow, and care for bell peppers.
As temperatures slowly start to rise in the spring, you may be dreaming about vibrant tomato vines, mouth-watering cucumbers, or the perfect bell pepper plant. While bell peppers might not be the easiest fruit to grow — yes, just like tomatoes, bell peppers are technically a fruit — they are certainly well worth the challenge.
Want to up your game this year in veggie patch? Grow a big patch of bell peppers. Find out all you need to know with our complete guide.
With plenty of sun, warmth, and water, this annual plant will reward you with its colorful fruit. A cinch to grow in home gardens in most regions of the U.S., bell peppers are much more than the classic green bell these days. Survey the supermarket and you'll see a rainbow for the picking.
Grow delicious bell peppers from seed or seedlings with these expert tips on everything from planting peppers to harvesting. Freshly picked bell peppers add sweetness and a refreshing crunch to summer dishes like kebabs, baked peppers, salads and salsas.