Sweet Peppers – Introduction

Sweet Peppers are part of the Capsicum family and are from Central and South America. They were distributed to Spain in 15th century and then moved round Europe and Asia.

Sweet Peppers are normally red but there are now varieties purple, orange, brown, yellow, green and white. Sweet Peppers also come in rams horn long shapes or bell peppers are fatter.

Sweet Pepper plants are upright compact plants. They can be grown in pots or containers and are best suited to growing in a greenhouse or poly tunnel.

Sweet Peppers start to form after the small normally white flowers is pollinated by bees or insects and they need regular watering to form the sweet pepper.

Sweet Peppers are slow growing but are well worth the wait!

In the UK, we do not have tropical temperatures, however if you have a greenhouse, you will be able to grow Sweet Peppers. They will struggle outside in the UK as it is not constantly hot.

On the Sweet Pepper plants, I have been growing I am getting approximately 5 rams horn peppers per plant.

---

Sowing Sweet Peppers

Sow Seeds: Mid February (indoors on a windowsill)

• Sow one seed per cell, cover with compost, give a few drops of water and cover with a plastic lid with ventilation.
• Put the cell tray on an indoor windowsill (not near a radiator) with the cover on, until the seeds have germinated.
• The Sweet Pepper seeds will take 2 to 4 weeks to germinate.

---

How to Pot on Sweet Pepper Seedlings from a cell tray into Pots – Video

This video teaches you how to plant sweet pepper seedlings from a cell tray a 9cm diameter pot so that it has fresh compost (nutrients) and more room to grow into a larger plant.

You will need:

• 9cm diameter pots,
• Compost,
• A dibber and a grabber,
• Watering can with water.

---

---

How to Harvest a Sweet Pepper (rams horn type) Video

This video shows how to harvest a Sweet Pepper by cutting the green stem with a pair of sturdy scissors.

You will need:

• Sturdy scissors or secateurs.

---

My Growing’s of Sweet Peppers

Here’s my growing summary of dates sowed and dates harvested from 3 different types of Sweet Peppers grown in pots in the unheated greenhouse.

Sweet Peppers Planted in Pots in the unheated Greenhouse

Variety: Napia (Early Red)

• Type: Rams Horn Pepper
• Sowed Seeds: 18 February.
• Germinated: 27 February.
• Potted on into Large Pots: 24 March.
• Potted on into Larger Pots: 12 May.
• Flowering: 15 May.
• Peppers started to form: 24 May.
• Pests or Disease: None.
• Colour Changing: 29 June.
• Harvest: From 13 July to current date.

---

Sweet Pepper

Variety: Tangerine Dream

• Type: Rams Horn Pepper
• Sowed Seeds: 18 February.
• Germinated: 27 February.
• Potted on into Large Pots: 6 April.
• Flowering: 29 May.
• Peppers start forming: 11 June.
• Pests & Disease: None.
• Colour Changing: 22 July.
• Harvest: Not Yet.

---

Sweet Pepper

Variety: Semaroh

• Type: Rams Horn Pepper
• Sowed Seeds: 18 February.
• Germinated: 4 March.
• Potted on into Large Pots: 9 April.
• Flowering: 28 June.
• Pests or Disease: None.
• Harvest: 29 July.

---

Sweet Pepper Series

Part 1 📕 Sweet Peppers – Origin, Types and Nutrition

Part 2 📗 Sweet Peppers Tangerine Dream and Napia have germinated

Part 3 📘 Potting on Sweet Peppers – Video

Part 4 📙 Keeping the Tangerine Dream Alive – Sweet Peppers are changing colour

Part 5 📔 How to Harvest Sweet Peppers (Rams Horn Type) Video

---

More on Sweet Peppers

Sowing Sweet Pepper Seeds Indoors in Mid February.

Yellow, Orange, Red – Colour Changing Sweet Rams Horn Peppers

---