Tangerine Dream Sweet Pepper 6 Seeds

Seed Count: 6    

Ornamental edible, an ideal patio pepper with compact habit 45cm. Masses of conical shiny orange fruit, 7cm, sweet with a hint of heat.

Yes, it's a gorgeous little bush studded all over with shiny red-orange rockets?too pretty to hide away among rows of vegetables. But it's very tasty too, with a hint of heat. The 3" fruit are sweet and delicious, either pickled or on salad platters. Height 18". Harvest about 70 days after plants are set out in the garden. Grows best in full sun.

Planting:

Sow pepper seeds indoors in containers 8 to 10 weeks before the projected last frost in cold climates. When the soil has warmed and the night temperatures are no longer dipping below 55°F/13°C, the seedling should be set outdoors about 2 ft. apart.

Harvesting:
Continuously harvesting peppers will induce more fruit production throughout the growing season. Pick sweet peppers regardless of colour. They can be picked at any time. Hot peppers can also be picked at any colour, but if you plan on drying the hot peppers allow the fruit to fully ripen and reach full colour. Use garden pruner's to cut the stem above the fruit to minimize damage to both the plant and the pepper itself.

CAUTION: Use rubber gloves, or clean the hot peppers under running water to avoid skin burn from the pepper juice.

Plant Growth:
For best growth, Peppers need a long, warm growing season. If temperatures drop below 60°F, especially when there are fruits present on the stem, your harvest can be damaged.

Blooming:
Blooms star to bell-shaped solitary or clustered flowers in yellow, white, greenish white, purple, or purple tinged.

Soil and Irrigation:
Peppers thrive in soils that are constantly and thoroughly moist, but not soaked.

Fertilization:
When peppers have flowers on them, feed with a complete and balanced liquid fertilizer twice per month.

Suitable for the vegetable garden, allotments and containers. Be prepared to water well and supplement feed with high-potash feed during season.

Regular feeding is recommended.