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PURPLE SWEETIE

PURPLE SWEETIE

62-75 days. Snacking veggies are getting tons of attention and the demand keeps growing! This series of colorful, irresistible peppers offers a snappy crunch and scrumptious flavor for equal appeal to the eye and palate. Juicy, sweet fruit reach 1 ½ inches wide and 3 ½ inches tall, ripening to vivid purple with few to no seeds. Uniform plants produce heavy yields for lots of healthy munching.

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Linda
Orange when ripe

I was disappointed in the taste of these purple peppers, but once they turned orange they were great. Pretty prolific plants too. I would have given 5 stars, but the name is misleading to me. I was hoping for a truly sweet purple pepper to mix with the yellow sweetie peppers.

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Laura
Lots of peppers!

These pepper plants are loaded. I did find that they aren't sweet until they turn orange. Plants are healthy and I had great (90%) seed germination.

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Carol J.
High Yields

Definitely get very good yields off of these. I only have 4 plants growing, and each planted is always loaded with pretty, purple peppers! They don't have a big pepper taste, but I'm ok with that, as you can taste more of any dipping sauce you may choose to dip them in.

Soil Temp for Germ 70–90°F
Seed Depth ¼"
Days to Emergence 8–25
Soil Temp for Transp 65°F
Plant Spacing 12–18"
Row Spacing 24–30"
Fertilizer Needs High
Minimum Germination 70%
Seeds per Gram ≈ 140
Seed Life 2 years

Capsicum annuum Our wide array of fabulous peppers, both sweet and hot, offers one of the richest sources of nutrients in the plant kingdom. Hot peppers contain capsaicin, which revs up your metabolism and reduces general inflammation in the body.

Days to maturity are calculated from date of transplanting and reflect edible green fruit.

Culture
• Peppers are warm-season annuals that grow best in composted, well-drained soils with a pH of 5.5-6.8
• Extra calcium and phosphorus are needed for highest yields
• Plants perform best when grown in raised beds and covered with plastic mulch
• Row cover young plants, remove after blossoms form
• Peppers grow slowly in cool soils; do not transplant before weather has stabilized
• Peppers set fruit best between 65-85°F

Direct Sowing
• Not recommended

Transplanting
• Start seeds in trays 8-12 weeks before anticipated transplant date
• Once seedlings have 2 sets of true leaves, up-pot to a 4 inch pot
• Use 1/2 cup TSC's Complete fertilizer and a shovelful of compost around each plant
• Fertilize with Age Old Bloom when plants begin to flower

Insects & Diseases
• Common insects: Flea beetles, aphids
• Insect control: Pyrethrin or row covers
• Common diseases: See chart below
• Disease prevention: 3-4 year crop rotation

Harvest & Storage
• Peppers are generally fully ripe and have the most flavor and vitamins when they turn red, yellow, purple, or orange
• Store at 45-55°F and 95% relative humidity

KEY TO PEPPER DISEASE RESISTANCE AND TOLERANCE
HR indicates high resistance.
IR indicates intermediate resistance.
BLS* | Bacterial Leaf Spot
Pc | Phythium Root Rot
PVY* | Potato Y potyvirus
RK | Root-Knot
TEV | Tobacco Etch Virus
TMV* | Tobacco Mosaic Virus
ToMV* | Tomato Mosaic Virus
TSWV* | Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus
* Numbers indicate specific disease race.

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