Pepper (Sweet), Purple Beauty Sweet Pepper Seeds

Variety Info.:

Botanical Name: Capsicum annuum

Days to Maturity: 75 days from transplanting

Family: Solanaceae

Native: Americas

Hardiness: Frost-sensitive perennial grown as an annual

Plant Dimensions: 18″–24″ tall, 18″–20″ wide

Variety Information: 3″–4″ long, 3″ wide, blocky-shaped pepper that starts out green, changing to purple, and then red if left to fully mature. Pepper walls thicken as they mature to red.

Attributes: Good for Containers

Sowing Info.:

When to Sow Outside: For Mild Climates only: 2 to 4 weeks after average last frost, when soil temperature is at least 70°F.

When to Start Inside: RECOMMENDED. 8 to 10 weeks before transplanting. Ideal soil temperature for germination is 70°–90°F. Transplant seedlings outside 2 to 4 weeks after your average last frost date, and when daytime temperatures are at least 70°F, and nighttime temperatures are at least 55°F. Mild Climates: May be sown in late summer for fall/winter crop.

Days to Emerge: 10–25 days

Seed Depth: ¼”

Seed Spacing: Start indoors

Row Spacing: 24″–36″

Thinning: Start indoors, plant seedlings 18″–24″ apart outside

Growing Info.:

Harvesting: Harvest peppers at any color stage—creamy lime, purple, or red.