Bell peppers

Janeylondon · July 2018

Was surprised to see these this morning as I've never grown anything this successfully before. Only noticedar them when I turned the pot around. Imy sure there'
Scotch bonnets in there somewhere too. So when will these be ready to picknow and will I see more?

Are scotch bonnets slower to appear than sweet pepper?

Italophile · July 2018

What did you actually plant? Capsicum or chilli? Chillies usually mature earlier than capsicum because they're considerably smaller.

Womble54 · July 2018

They’re looking good. I’ve found that capsicum and chillis can take a while to ripen. But if this hot weather keeps up, might be quicker this year. I tend to pick a few of the chillis and peppers green so the plant will produce more.

I’ve never had a massive crop of capsicum, maybe 4 or 5 decent sized peppers per plant, but some of the chillis have been prolific.

Womble54 · July 2018

I’ve tried growing mini ‘snack’ peppers this year plus some normal yellow capsicum. Plus 4 kinds of chillis. All of them starting to set peppers nicely. Fingers crossed they ripen.

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Nollie · July 2018

All looking good. In this topsy turvy weather, yours are all well ahead of mine!

jayz273 · July 2018

These look great. I am keen to grow them year round. Do you think that artificial lighting might be enough to get this result?

Lyn · July 2018

I usually grow green ones but like to leave them until they turn red. This year I am also growing some white ones for a change, not ready yet, can’t wait to try them.

Janeylondon · July 2018

Italophile said:

What did you actually plant? Capsicum or chilli? Chillies usually mature earlier than capsicum because they're considerably smaller.

I'm not sure. I think I threw a bunch of scotch bonnet seeds that I had with some sweet peppers in the mixed. Maybe it's a hybrid. We will see 😊

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