Capsicum 'Bell Boy'

Sweet Pepper'Bell Boy'

Sweet Peppers, which are, strictly speaking fruit (as they contain seeds) but are used as a vegetable, are small, upright bushes of varying sizes, with glossy, dark green leaves. The single flowers are an off-white (sometimes purplish) colour, while the stem is densely branched and up to 60cms (24 in) tall. The fruit start green, and ripen to red, orange or yellow. 'Bell Boy' is an early-maturing, four-lobed hybrid sweet pepper that ripens from bright green to red. Its square, thick-walled, 4-5" fruits are excellent for stuffing. Compact, productive plants require little attention when grown in the green house other than supporting when heavy with fruit.

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plant Features

Full sun
Occasional watering
A little frost hardy: 32F (0°C)
Free draining and fertile

plant information

Common name

Sweet Pepper'Bell Boy'

Latin name

Capsicum 'Bell Boy'

type

Vegetable

family

Solanaceae

ph

5.0 - 7.0 Acid - Neutral

Light

Full sun
Frost

A little frost hardy: 32F (0°C)

Soil

Free draining and fertile
Water

Occasional watering

Plant & bloom calendar

Best time to plant
When to harvest

full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown Sweet PepperBell Boy is 0.40meters x 0.60meters

0.40 M 0.60 M

Capsicum 'Bell Boy'

Planting

From Mid Spring TO Late Spring

Plant container grown peppers in the greenhouse border when large enough to handle, about 2ft between plants, and water them in thoroughly, making sure you water below the leaves, as water on the leaves can cause them to rot.

Propagation by seed in spring

From Early Spring TO Mid Spring

Sow seed thinly in divided trays or individually in pots, in early Spring under glass in heat (they need a temperature of around 18 - 20 degs.C to germinate). Germination usually takes 7 - 10 days. Plant out in greenhouse border when risk of frost is passed.

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