Start growing
Heat and steady water. Mulch.
GROW SOMETHING WONDERFUL
Bell Pepper Seeds In A Cup® Grow Kit
Capsicum annuum
From the first seed to the next new leaf. Explore your plant’s growing conditions, seasonal rhythm, and everyday care.
THE PLANT NOTEBOOK
Bell Pepper care, from seed onward.
- Botanical name
- Capsicum annuum
- Common names
- Sweet Pepper
- Family
- Solanaceae
- Genus
- Capsicum
- Species
- C. annuum
Growing with your kit
Transplant from Seeds In A Cup® to larger pot for fruit phase.
Propagation
By seed.
Seasonal growth & harvest
70-90 days to ripen.
Growing conditions
Tropical/subtropical rich soil.
Weather & tolerances
Wind/cold sensitive; drops blossoms in extreme heat.
Pests & plant health
Aphids, tobacco mosaic virus.
Plant safety
Safe; zero capsaicin.
Botanical features
Large hollow fruit with 3-4 lobes.
Varieties
‘California Wonder’, ‘Purple Beauty’.
Garden & everyday uses
High Vitamin C culinary staple
Native range & distribution
Mexico, Central America native.
Conservation
Secure.
Name origins
Named ‘pepper’ by Columbus; bells bread for zero heat.
History
9,000 years of cultivation in Americas.
TURN KNOWING INTO GROWING
Your next beginning, in a cup.
Seeds In A Cup® grow kits matched to bell pepper.
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Green Bell Pepper Seed Starter Grow Kit
USD 10.99
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THE GROWING CONVERSATION
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