Cubanelle Sweet Pepper Seeds

Description

Cubanelle Sweet Pepper seeds also referred to as Cuban peppers is another variety of sweet pepper plants that garderners can grow in the vegetable garden. This pepper plant produces sweet and mild beautiful Cubanelle peppers. They range from green to red when fully mature at about 4"-6" long with a slightly wrinkled appearance. When unripe it's a light yellowish-green in colour but will turn a bright red if allowed to ripen and mature. Plants grows to a height of about 24" and produces an abundance of colourful sweet peppers. As can be expected by it's name it's quite popular in Cuba cuisine as well as the Dominican Republic. Dominican Republic also exports one of the largest amounts of Cubanelle Sweet Peppers today. These peppers are delicious and can be used in salads, sauces, stir frys or simply eat them fresh. This sweet pepper plant variety will be a great addition for any vegetable garden. Grow them in the garden or grow them in containers. Cubanelle Sweet Pepper seeds takes about 65 days to harvest after planting.

Growing & Planting Cubanelle Sweet Pepper Seeds

Planting Seeds

Start pepper seeds indoors in peat pots about 8 weeks before the last frost. Sow seeds about 1/2" deep and keep soil at 80-85F until germination. Provide natural sunlight or use a LED grow light for 12-16 hours a day. When the outside temperature reaches 70-75F, harden off your plants gradually before transplanting seedlings outside. After danger of last frost, transplant your pepper plant seedlings to garden in rich soil and full sun with about 16" between pepper plants and about 36" between rows.

Growing

Peppers grow very well in containers or raised beds. These pepper plants will grow about 24" tall. Always remember too, you can always grow peppers indoors as well 365 days a year. Just certain extra steps are required versus growing them outdoors such as lighting and pollination. When growing outdoors lastly apply a generous amount of mulch to conserve moisture and control weeds during the growing season.

Harvesting

Harvest sweet peppers when you prefer. Please note however the longer the peppers mature on the plant, the sweeter the peppers will be. If you want to encourage continuous fruiting always pick the peppers while still in the green stage. This way the pepper plants will keep on producing. By letting the peppers mature past the green stage will signal the plant to stop producing. By continously picking sweet peppers you'll get an extended harvest.

Growing Sweet Peppers at Home

Grow your own food from home and start vegetable gardening today! Growing garden vegetables & fruit at home indoors, outdoors, in your own backyard or on your patio in containers is a very rewarding hobby with many health benefits too. Know how your food is grown and start feeding your family fresh vegetables and fruit at home. Save money and taste the freshness your garden can provide for your family.


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