| 74 days. As bright and festive as a mariachi band, these extra-large red, orange, and yellow peppers lend a south-of-the-border look to the appetizer tray or dinner table! Selected for juicy sweet flavor, a crisp bite, and excellent tolerance of disease and virus, they are both delicious and decorative! Fruit ripens midseason on very heavy-bearing, vigorous plants. Measuring a huge 7 inches long and 5 inches wide at the shoulder (tapering to about 4 inches at the base), these 3- to 4-lobed bells have thick walls and shiny skins. Great for stuffing, slicing into rings, or decorating the table! Add them to any dish that needs a little "salsa color"! Start seeds indoors or, in climate with short growing seasons, outdoors at least one week after last frost. If starting indoors, allow 7 to 10 weeks for the seeds to mature into seedlings large enough to transplant safely. Set seedlings (or thin direct-sown seedlings) 2 feet apart in full sun. If planting many seedlings, space rows about 3 feet apart. Fertilize when the blooms appear, and water well. Fruit can be picked green and allowed to ripen and turn color in a sunny window, but is most nutritious if allowed to ripen on the plant. Pkt is 20 seeds. |
