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pepper 'Mini Red Bell'

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An excellent, dwarf sweet pepper variety producing a large crop of blocky shaped fruits maturing from green to scarlet red throughout the Summer. This variety is suited to cooler climates outdoors but for optimum production grow in a glasshouse or on a warm windowsill.

Scientific classification

Species: pepper 'Mini Red Bell' (Capsicum annuum 'Mini Bell Red')
Genus: Capsicum
Family: Solanaceae

Irritant if eaten, skin/eye irritant. Wear gloves and other protective equipment when handling]
Toxicity: Annual Biennial
Plant type: 0.5-1 metres
Height: 0.1-0.5 metres
Spread: Deciduous
Foliage: Columnar upright
Habit: Spring · Summer · Autumn
Season of interest: Full sun
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Distribution of pepper 'Mini Red Bell'

Distribution map

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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 pepper 'Mini Red Bell'

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pepper 'Mini Red Bell' care guide

Regular ample watering, avoid root sitting in stagnant standing water
Watering: Full sun
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Watering

Regular ample watering, avoid root sitting in stagnant standing water

Fertilizing

Diluted pepper vegetable feed biweekly warm growing summer months

Pruning

Pinch out growing tip to encourage branching

Propagation

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

Growing

Sow indoors from mid-February to early April in small pots filled with good quality seed compost and maintain a constant temperature between 18-21C. Transplant seedlings into individual pots when two true leaves have formed and grow on in a sunny, sheltered spot. Water regularly and feed with a high potash liquid fertiliser once the first fruit has set. See vegetable cultivation

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