Cute Red Stuff F1 Pepper Seeds Capsicum annuum Item #V-2464 | 10 Seeds | Price: $3.95 Qty: NEW! An apple shaped mini-bell that turns from green to red has an excellent sweet flavor that is perfect for stuffing, grilling or for fresh eating. Ready to harvest in about 62 days from transplant. The Cute Red Stuff Pepper produces up to three times more that other similar peppers. Petite bells are the rage this year and this one will really stand out as a pepper that is really special. Low maintenance and are relatively easy to grow, as long as they receive plenty of moisture, nutrients, full sun and are not subjected to cold. Do not over fertilize as this tends to make the plants develop lush foliage at the expense of your fruit production.

Can be used in container gardens, raised beds or a vegetable garden. All peppers share a preference for a long warm growing season. Best to set out transplants a week or two after your last frost and when the weather has settled and has become a steady warmth. Until the threat of frost has passed keep your seedlings indoors at night and move them during the day to a protected sunny area during the day. Fruits that are harvested in cool fall weather that have just begun to change color will often continue to ripen when kept warm indoors. Hot weather can sometimes cause peppers to stall, just make sure that when planting your seedling that you leave extra space and the soil below the seedling is free and loose so that the taproot- live line for the plant to receive water and nutrients, and just keep water to the plant and as soon as the nights cool your pepper will revive itself from the tap root. 10 seeds per package.

Vegetable Garden � Tips on Growing Peppers From Seed

GROWING SEEDLINGS:

• Sow Chili Pepper seeds in shallow flats, 4 seeds/in., 1/4" deep, in late February or March or about 8-12 weeks prior to transplanting outdoors.
• If possible, maintain soil temperatures 80-85�F (27-29�C). Pepper seed germinates very slowly in cooler soil, and may very well rot before they germinate.
• Well-drained, fertile soil with abundant amounts of phosphorus, magnesium and calcium is best. Peppers do well without much added nitrogen. They are also more tolerant of acid soil than many other Garden Vegetables. Chili Peppers are less likely than bell or sweet peppers to object to the low level of aeration in heavy clay soils. Just remember to water them well in hot and dry weather.
• When the first true leaves just show, transplant 2-3" apart in flats or 2" cell-type containers.
• The use of 2" or larger cells will produce larger plants with better-developed root systems.
• Harden off the pepper plants one to two weeks before your last frost by setting them outdoors, if the plants have blossoms cover the tomato plants at night until the night temperature is warmer.
• Grow plants at approx. 70�F (21�C) day and 60�F (16�C) nights.
• Do not let people that smoke handle your peppers or pick your peppers before they wash their hands. The virus that causes tobacco mosaic which will affect peppers, survives the cigarette manufacturing processes.

COLD TREATMENT:

• Exposing the seedlings to controlled cold treatments can increase the number of flowers and fruits.
• When the third true leaf appears, grow the plants at a minimum night temp. of 53-55�F (12-13�C) for 4 weeks.
• The plants should receive full sunlight.

TRANSPLANTING:

• Transplant out after frost when the soil is warm and weather is settled.
• Ideal seedlings have buds, but no open flowers.
• When setting out peppers plants I bury them 2 inches deeper than what they were in the pots or trays. Set plants 12-18" apart in rows 24-36" apart, or 2 rows on poly/paper mulch, 18" between plants.
• Water-in transplants using a high phosphorus solution.
• Use Row Covers: Cold weather is buffered and earliness increased by using plastic mulch, especially in combination with a slotted row cover or lightweight fabric row cover supported by wire hoops.
• Remove row covers when in sunny weather above 85�F (29�C) to prevent heat damage.

USDA Hardiness Zone -First Frost Date- Last Frost Date

• Zone 1 -July 15th -June 15th
• Zone 2 -August 15th- May 15th
• Zone 3 -September 15th May 15th
• Zone 4 -September 15th May 15th
• Zone 5 -October 15th April 15th
• Zone 6 -October 15th April 15th
• Zone 7 -October 15th April 15th
• Zone 8 -November 15th March 15th
• Zone 9 -December 15th February 15th
• Zone 10 -December 15th January 31st (sometimes earlier)
• Zone 11 -No frost. No frost.

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