Bell pepper
Growing vegetables
Growing peppers: where to plant them in the garden?
Do you like to spice up your dishes with paprika? This spice is made from peppers, also called sweet peppers. We take a look at how to grow peppers and where to plant them in the garden!<br> How is the...
26 April 2022
Tips for the vegetable garden
Why is it important to sow peppers and aubergines very early?
Chillies, peppers and aubergines have, at least, two things in common. They're delicious in ratatouille and you need to plant them early. These three vegetables from the Solanaceae family originate from Central America and love the heat. This taste for...
26 February 2025
Landscaping
My installation in the greenhouse to protect seedlings from frost! 🍅❄️
Many of you were intrigued by the seedling greenhouse in my cold greenhouse, which allows me to store all my seedlings outside the house while protecting them from the night frosts that are still very common at this time of...
29 March 2025
Bell pepper
- Type : Vegetables
- Subtype : Fruiting vegetables
- Botanical Family : Solanaceae
Characteristics
- Lifecycle : Annual
- Exposure : Full Sun
- Frost Hardiness : Frost Sensitive
- Cultivation Difficulty : Challenging
- Adult Height : 60 cm
Sowing & Planting
- Greenhouse Growing : Recommended
- Sowing Depth : 0.5 cm
- Plant Spacing : 50 cm
- Row Spacing : 60 cm
Maintenance
- Maintenance : Moderate
- Water Requirements : High
Seeds
- Soil Type : Humus-rich
- Soil pH Preference : Neutral
- Pest Sensitivity : Moderate
- Disease Sensitivity : Moderate
- Weed Sensitivity : Moderate
- Pollination : Insect-pollinated
- Propagation : Sowing