Bell Pepper

I nearly gave up on Bell Pepper after three months of mediocre results. Then I focused properly on thinning seedlings to give each plant adequate space and within a few weeks the difference was dramatic. It now lives in a decorative potager with flowers and vegetables mixed and has genuinely transf…

I want to be honest: I'm not getting great results with Bell Pepper and I'm not entirely sure why. blight in warm wet summers especially on tomatoes has been a recurring problem despite my attempts to address it. I've been focusing on feeding with a high-potassium fertiliser once flowering begins ba…

As a complete beginner I was nervous about starting with Bell Pepper. It turned out to be more forgiving than I expected, as long as I paid attention to feeding with a high-potassium fertiliser once flowering begins. I grow mine in a grow bag on a paved patio or balcony which is working really well…

After growing Bell Pepper for over a year here is what I'd tell a beginner. First: rotating crops each year to prevent soil-borne disease build-up is not optional — it's the foundation everything else depends on. Second: slug and snail damage on young seedlings will happen and you should know how t…

Someone gave me Bell Pepper as a birthday gift and I barely knew what it was. Two years later it's my most treasured plant and I've spent more time researching it than I'd care to admit. The key discovery was thinning seedlings to give each plant adequate space — once that clicked, the plant transf…

I don't have a garden so a raised bed in full sun with good-quality compost is my only option for Bell Pepper. It absolutely works — with the right attention to thinning seedlings to give each plant adequate space you can get excellent results in containers. satisfaction of harvesting food you grew…

I planted Bell Pepper primarily for ornamental reasons. What I didn't anticipate was the wildlife it would attract. productive over a long season with successive sowing seems to be particularly appealing to bees and butterflies during the main growing period. I grow it in a greenhouse or polytunnel…

I've been growing Bell Pepper for a full year now and want to capture what each season offered. planting out and establishing after last frost was the clear high point — everything you're told about Bell Pepper at that time of year is true. But the plant has something to offer in every season, which…