Bell peppers are crispy and sweet and come in a variety of colors including green, red, purple, orange and bright yellow. Bell peppers can be picked when they are green, when they have reached their final color or anywhere in between. The bell pepper's sweetness increases as their color changes from green to their final color. Bell peppers are warm season plants that do best in areas with long growing seasons but many northern gardeners like the challenges and rewards of growing these beautiful vegetables.
Like their relatives, hot peppers, bell peppers originated in South America. and like many other foods native to this region, bell peppers were carried throughout the world by the Spanish and Portuguese explorers.
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Articles & Papers
The Farm & Garden library contains the following articles and papers on the subject of bell peppers:
- Growing Bell Peppers by Farm & Garden
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Forum Discussions
The Farm & Garden Forums are a great resource for getting answers to your questions about how to start, grow, water, harvest, and prepare bell peppers. Here are a few select discussions:
- bell peppers not changing color? by shrcougar
- black spot spots on bell peppers by cookiebe1
- bell peppers..bigger peppers? by rasfour
- bell peppers and epsom salt by arias2
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Bell Pepper Seeds
Here are a few sources of bell pepper seeds to get you started.
Tools, Equipment, and Supplies
Sometimes the right tool or the right gadget can make your task much easier and your time in the garden more productive. Here's a list of tools and equipment suppliers that may have what you're looking for.
- Gardener's Supply Company
- Thompson & Morgan
- GEMPLER'S Online Store
- Gardening tools from Amazon
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- Seeders from Amazon
- Garden Carts from Amazon
- Row covers from Amazon
- Greenhouses from Amazon
Books
Here are some books we found that might help you with your bell peppers.
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