sweet pepper 'Gypsy'

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A branching annual to 50cm tall, producing a good crop of conical, pale green fruit becoming bright red when ripe. Early cropping but needs warm conditions to do well

Scientific classification

Species: sweet pepper 'Gypsy' (Capsicum annuum 'Gypsy')
Genus: Capsicum
Family: Solanaceae

Irritant if eaten, skin/eye irritant. Wear gloves and other protective equipment when handling]
Toxicity: Fruit Edible · Annual Biennial
Plant type: 0.1-0.5 metres
Height: 0.1-0.5 metres
Spread: Deciduous
Foliage: Bushy
Habit: Summer · Autumn
Season of interest: Full sun
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Ideal temperature

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Distribution of sweet pepper 'Gypsy'

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Culture

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Toxicity

Irritant if eaten, skin/eye irritant. Wear gloves and other protective equipment when handling]

Quick identification of sweet pepper 'Gypsy'

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sweet pepper 'Gypsy' care guide

Keep moisture even through flowering and fruiting, avoiding hard dry swings
Watering: Full sun
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Watering

Keep moisture even through flowering and fruiting, avoiding hard dry swings

Fertilizing

Tomato or pepper feed every one to two weeks in fruiting season

Pruning

Pinch out growing tips when plants are about 20cm tall to encourage branching

Propagation

Propagate by seed. See sowing vegetable seeds or sowing seeds indoors for further advice

Growing

Best grow inside on a sunny windowsill or in a greenhouse, but can be grown outside once all danger of frost has passed; select a sunny, sheltered position and grow in containers, growing bags or in open ground. Water regularly and feed with a high potassium liquid fertiliser once the first fruit has set. May need support. See Peppers (Grow Your Own)

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