Chocolate Beauty Bellpeppers

  • Peppers have smooth skin and a crunchy texture.
  • Flavor is mild and sweet
  • Pepper turns brown-red when ripe for picking

Planting/Harvesting Notes

  • Plant once all chance of frost has passed
  • Space plants 12-18 inches apart in a location that gets at least 8 hours of sun daily
  • Matures in 70-75 days from transplant

Seed Saving

To save seed, allow the pepper to turn red on the plant, then harvest, cut the pepper, scrape out the seeds and dry on a flat surface such as a screen, paper plate or baking sheet. Allow to dry for 1-2 weeks and then store in a paper envelope.

Image Credit: “Chocolate Peppers” by beautifulcataya is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.

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