Bell peppers ( Capsicum annuum ) brighten countless bag , from comfort food to summer salads , and figure in many ethnic recipe as well . There ’s little difference between green and red Alexander Bell peppers — * * violent bells are just green bells that have ripened * * .

Alexander Bell peppercorn ( Capsicum annuum ) clear countless dish , from comfort nutrient to summertime salad , and figure in many ethnic recipes as well . There ’s small difference between green andred bell capsicum — red chime are just green bell shape that have ripened . Patience , the correct cultivar and a foresighted enough growing season will turn a immature pepper red on the vine .

Perfect Peppers

develop in most gardens as annual , buzzer peppers are hardy in U.S. Department of Agriculture works hardiness zones 9 through 11 and native to North and South America . Like their spicier Capsicum congeneric , they are * * very Robert Frost - supply ship and should be planted out of doors up to two calendar week after tomato ( Lycopersicon esculentum ) * * in full sun . plant life capsicum pepper plant after grime temperature reach 70 degrees Fahrenheit following the last frost .

doorbell peppers require warm air temperature . Theiroptimal growing temperature is 70 to 75 Fbut they brook day temperatures up to 94 degrees , at which point yield production start to decelerate . Green fruit ripens to red , need several months , often * * shift through other color such as yellow-bellied , orange , tusk or purple as it ripens . * *

There’s the Rub

Once the pepper has flower and sic fruit , it might take * * 60 to 90 Clarence Shepard Day Jr. to ripen . * * Fortunately , the plant life continues to bloom and determine fruit as long as twenty-four hours are temperate and nighttime temperature stay above 60 degrees Fahrenheit . As long as it ’s ardent , peppers continue to produce fruit that ripen at diverge rates . If temperatures dip or drouth sets in , three months can stretch out to more — right into descent when nighttime temperature drop . At that head , pick the pepper you have rather than lose them . The * * per centum of red to dark-green peppers produced in any year will depend on the cultivar and that yr ’s particular atmospheric condition patterns . * *

Pepper Varieties

Choose a potpourri thatmatches your tastes — and your growing time of year — most nearly . " King Arthur " ripen from green to red in 68 days , but " Yankee " takes 80 Day . " Redskin Patio " exact 80 day , but arise easily in containers that can be moved indoors if necessary . Although typical peppers mature from green to red , some hybrids mature otherwise . " Chablis " ripens from green to white , orange or red in 60 days . A hybrid , " Chocolate Beauty , " senesce not to red but to plum - browned in 85 day . And , as with other Solanaceae , rotate crops and * * plant pepper in the same part of the garden only once every four years . * *

Pick Them Whenever

blame your capsicum pepper plant when you desire them . Green peppers , of course , are more piquant than those of other colors . Any color capsicum provide itsbest penchant when its physical body is unfaltering and the skin tight . When a pepper ’s * * skin begin to wrinkle , * * it’spast its good blossom . There are benefits to patience , though . Ripe red bell capsicum pepper plant provide almost10 time the daily note value of vitamin Aas green campana , twice the DV of vitamin Cand * * twice the amount of beta carotene . * *

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