How To Grow And Harvest Bell Peppers | Gardener's Path

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There are many different types of sweet bell peppers available on the market today, and they can be grown from seeds or started as seedlings. Let’s take a look at a few favorites.

Canary Bell

Slow and steady wins the race, when it comes to the yellow Canary bell. These take 100 days to reach maturity, but the long wait will be worth it when you get to enjoy these prolific 3 1/2-by-4-inch sunshine yellow fruits.

Closeup of nine yellow 'Canary' bell peppers, with green stems.

‘Canary’ Bell Seeds

Tobacco Mosaic Virus resistant seeds are available in 1/4- or 1-ounce packages from True Leaf Market.

Big Red

Big Red takes about 75 days to harvest, turning from green to red as it ripens. This sweet pepper has very thick flesh with a mixture of 3- and 4-lobed blocky fruits.

Extreme closeup of a 'Big Red' bell pepper, surrounded by more to varying degrees of ripeness in shades of red and green.

‘Big Red’ Seeds

A veggie patch favorite, seeds are available in a variety of package sizes from True Leaf Market.

Coral Bell

Vibrant orange Coral bell peppers are a welcome addition to the garden, growing vigorously and producing 4-lobed fruit that reach about 4-by-3 1/2-inches at maturity.

A vibrant orange coral bell pepper with another cut in half to show the inside, on a white cloth.

‘Coral’ Bell Seeds

Seeds are available from True Leaf in 1/4- or 1-ounce packages. Expect 78-88 days to harvest.

California Wonder

California Wonder 300 TMR is delicious when picked green, or can be left on the plant to ripen to a sweeter red pepper.

A pile of many green Sweet Cal Wonder 300 bell peppers.

‘California Wonder’ 300 TMR, available from True Leaf Market

This four-lobed fruit makes a delicious stuffed pepper, on the larger side at around 4-by-4 ½-inches max. The “TMR” in the name stands for Tobacco Mosaic Virus Resistant, and you can expect about 75 days to maturity.

Purple Beauty

Purple Beauty is a striking heirloom pepper with a deep purple color, thick-walled flesh, and 4-by-3-inch fruit.

Several deep purple harvested 'Purple Beauty' bell peppers, arranged on a gray surface.

‘Purple Beauty’ Seeds

These will take about 70 days to reach maturity. Packages of 1000 seeds are available from True Leaf Market. Live plants are also available via Amazon.

Chocolate Beauty

For something a little different, the Chocolate Beauty offers a luscious, deep brown color with super sweet flesh. It grows quickly, with about 67-70 days to maturity, and is Tobacco Mosaic Virus resistant.

Two ripening 'Chocolate Beauty' bell peppers growing on a plant with green leaves in the sunshine.

‘Chocolate Beauty’ Seeds

Seeds are available from True Leaf. And live plants are available via Amazon.

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