Vegetables
Year Introduced: 1983
Heredity: Hybrid
Country of Origin: USA
Hybridizer or Originator: Burpee

Data specific to Peppers (Edit)
General Type: Bell
Fruit Length: 3.5 inches
Fruit Width at Shoulders: 3.5 inches
Fruit Ripening Color Sequence: Green to Red
Days to First Harvest and Maturity: 70 color not specified
Wall Thickness: Thick
Heat: Sweet<100SHU

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0)
Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Plant Height: 18-24 inches
Plant Spread: 18-24 inches
Fruit: Showy
Uses: Vegetable
Suitable as Annual
Edible Parts: Fruit
Eating Methods: Raw
Cooked
Propagation: Seeds: Start indoors
Can handle transplanting
Pollinators: Self
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger

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Common names
  • Bell Pepper

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Location: The Black Hills, SD
Date: 3/12/2022
First time growing this pepper
Location: The Black Hills, SD
Date: 7/9/2022
Location: The Black Hills, SD
Date: 7/9/2022
Location: Augusta GA
Date: 2009-07-27
Location: Augusta GA
Date: 2009-07-02
Comments:
  • Posted by farmerdill (Augusta Georgia - Zone 8a) on Jul 30, 2013 1:19 PM concerning plant:
    A 1983 Burpee hybrid that performs well here. Medium size, uniform green to red fruits. Productive and dependable.
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