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Plant peppers in rows about 12 to 18 inches apart. Bell peppers also do well in containers and grow bags on your deck, patio or balcony if you’re tight on space. “Stake them with bamboo canes ...
And many people have gotten creative with containers, growing tomatoes and lemon trees in pots or supported by trellises, strawberries in hanging baskets and even wildflowers in wide containers.
Bell peppers can be stored in airtight glass containers, ideally only when fresh-cut or cooked. Whole bell peppers should be stored unwrapped or in their breathable package.
Was grown as a companion for corn (maize) before modern Europeans arrived in the Americas, supposedly increases their production, ants herd aphids onto sunflowers, keeping them off neighboring plants. Works as a trap plant for thrips keeping them off of bell peppers. [70] Planting near swan plants help sunflowers grow rapidly. Swan plant
A 2020 U.S. survey found that typical indoor agriculture crops, per pound of crop yield, consumed between US$0.47 (for leafy greens) and US$1.38 (for microgreens) in inputs (especially seed, growing media, and nutrients) -- though tomatoes were reported at US$0.06 inputs per pound. Labor costs for container farms were reported at US$2.35 per pound.
Capsicum annuum, commonly known as paprika, chili pepper, red pepper, sweet pepper, jalapeño, cayenne, or bell pepper, [5] is a fruiting plant from the family Solanaceae (nightshades), within the genus Capsicum which is native to the northern regions of South America and to southwestern North America.
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Like most peppers, immature pods are green and develop other colors as they reach maturity. [1] The flesh of the pimiento is sweet, succulent, and more aromatic than that of the red bell pepper. Some varieties of the pimiento type are hot, including the Floral Gem and Santa Fe Grande varieties. Peppers grow in hardiness zones 4 through 12. [2]