Pepper - Purple Beauty Sweet Pepper

This is a medium sized blocky pepper. Its suitable for growing in containers, garden plots, raised beds, and greenhouses. This is a highly productive pepper with good yields. It will look beautiful in any salad with its unique color contrasting other vegetables. The peppers start out green, turn purple, and then if left on the plant even longer, it will turn red.  Seed Count: .135mg approximately 20+ seeds Hardiness Zone: 4 - 11 Technically a tender perennial, but commonly grown as an annual. Perennial in zones 10 and 11. Maturity: 61-75 days (from transplant) Germination: 7-10 days Seeding Depth: 0.25 inch Plant Spacing: 12-18 inches Row Spacing: 24-36 inches Plant Height: 18-24 inches Growth Habit: Upright Soil: Well-draining, loose. Too much nitrogen in the soil may lead to more foliage production and less fruiting, similar to tomatoes. Peppers also need sufficient amounts of phosphorus and calcium. We recommend using a balanced fertilizer for the best results. Full Sun Start Indoors: 6-8 weeks before your last spring frost date. Harden off and transplant when seedlings are 6-8 inches tall. Bury the stem slightly deeper than the root ball. Avoid planting hot and sweet peppers right next to each other, as they can cross-pollinate, potentially affecting the flavors of your harvested peppers. Pepper Pollination: Peppers have perfect flowers (male and female parts) and will self-pollinate. However, wind and pollinator activity may increase success rates of fertilization and fruit production. Pepper Type: These peppers are sweet colorful Bell Pepper.