Pepper, Sweet – Lipstick Red Italian

$4.00

A sweet, dark ruby red pimento type pepper that grows up to 10 cm (4″) long. Perfect for all types of cooking because of its sweet flavour. These conical peppers are still delicious when green – with crunchy, meaty flesh.  A steady producer throughout the summer.

Price is for seed packets. Plants are available at store. 

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Description

Botanical name
Capsicum annuum

Family
Solanacea

Spacing
1 per square foot

Depth
Plant seeds 6 mm (¼”) deep.

Requirements
Hot hot sun. Peppers will thrive in well-drained, fertile soils with a pH of 6.5.

Germination
Seeds will sprout in 10-21 days.

Pests
Climbing cutworms, aphids, flea beetles

Timing
Plant seeds indoors in early March to plant transplants in the garden in late May.

Growing
In our short growing season, peppers need to be started indoors in the early spring. You can purchase seedlings at a garden centre, or start seeds yourself for transplanting. Once your pepper is in the ground, cover the ground with dark river stones to trap the sun’s heat and keep the roots warm when the temperature drops at night. Peppers can benefit from regular sprays with kelp fertilizer while they are setting fruit.

Harvest
65-75 days from transplant

Season
Warm, annual

Links
How to harvest peppers and eggplants