Variety field guide
What to expect from Sweet Bell Pepper Mix
Sweet Bell Mix brings a varied harvest of bell peppers to the kitchen garden.
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Sweet Bell Mix brings a varied harvest of bell peppers to the kitchen garden. Enjoy the crisp flesh fresh in salads, sliced for snacks, roasted or filled for a hearty meal. Different plants can ripen at different times and develop their own colors and shapes, so watch each plant as the season unfolds. Green peppers give an earlier harvest; leaving fruit to reach its mature color usually develops a sweeter flavor.
A varied harvest for fresh crunch, roasting and stuffing.
Variety and background
This is a sweet bell pepper mixture. Component cultivars and pollination types have not been confirmed for this lot; neither an all-F1 classification nor fixed color proportions are promised.
Growing facts
| Scientific name | Capsicum annuum L. |
|---|---|
| Life cycle | Annual |
| Seed depth | 1/4 in |
| Germination | 7-14 days |
| Germination temperature | 75-90 F |
| Plant height / spread | 25–30 in |
| Habit | Bush |
| Plant spacing | 18 in |
| Row spacing | 24 in |
| Sunlight | Full sun |
| Pollination type | Mixed selection; component pollination types unconfirmed |
Starting from seed
Start indoors 8-10 weeks before last frost, 1/4 in. deep. At 75-90 F allow 7-14 days. Harden off; set out in warm weather, 18 in. apart, rows 24-36 in. apart. Give sun, fertile soil, even moisture and support for heavy fruit.
Planting and care
Start indoors 8-10 weeks before last frost, 1/4 in. deep. At 75-90 F allow 7-14 days. Harden off; set out in warm weather, 18 in. apart, rows 24-36 in. apart. Give sun, fertile soil, even moisture and support for heavy fruit. This is a sweet bell pepper mixture. Component cultivars and pollination types have not been confirmed for this lot; neither an all-F1 classification nor fixed color proportions are promised.
Harvest and use
Clip firm, full-sized fruit green or wait for ripe color; refrigerate. Save seed from fully ripe fruit, isolating compatible peppers. Offspring and color proportions may vary; saved seed does not reliably recreate a commercial mixture.
Saving seed
Saved seed may vary from the purchased selection. This is a sweet bell pepper mixture. Component cultivars and pollination types have not been confirmed for this lot; neither an all-F1 classification nor fixed color proportions are promised. For reliable repetition, use seed of the identified supplier selection. When saving seed for observation, keep compatible flowering varieties separated, let seed reach full maturity, dry it thoroughly and label its origin and year.
Common problems
Bell Mix seed mixture can be affected by aphids, flea beetles, mites, hornworms, bacterial leaf spot, Phytophthora root and crown rot, sunscald, blossom-end rot, and fruit cracking. Use clean seed-starting supplies, rotate away from solanaceous crops, avoid overhead irrigation late in the day, maintain even soil moisture, and inspect the undersides of leaves. Similar symptoms can have different causes, so compare plants of the same age and use local Cooperative Extension or diagnostic support before applying a treatment.
Frequently asked questions
What distinguishes this selection?
This is a sweet bell pepper mixture. Component cultivars and pollination types have not been confirmed for this lot; neither an all-F1 classification nor fixed color proportions are promised.
How should I start it?
Start indoors 8-10 weeks before last frost, 1/4 in. deep. At 75-90 F allow 7-14 days. Harden off; set out in warm weather, 18 in. apart, rows 24-36 in. apart. Give sun, fertile soil, even moisture and support for heavy fruit.
When and how should I harvest?
Clip firm, full-sized fruit green or wait for ripe color; refrigerate. Save seed from fully ripe fruit, isolating compatible peppers. Offspring and color proportions may vary; saved seed does not reliably recreate a commercial mixture.
Can I save seed?
Saved seed may vary from the purchased selection. This is a sweet bell pepper mixture. Component cultivars and pollination types have not been confirmed for this lot; neither an all-F1 classification nor fixed color proportions are promised. For reliable repetition, use seed of the identified supplier selection. When saving seed for observation, keep compatible flowering varieties separated, let seed reach full maturity, dry it thoroughly and label its origin and year.
