I plan to make a success of sweet peppers next year. I think I've failed in the past. Because the plants were always overshadowed in the greenhouse by tomatoes. So my question is:
What variety of sweet peppers have you had success with under cover. I'm fond of the orange ones in the shops as I think they're sweeter. I have a pkt of freebie seeds Etiuda Orange which I will give a try. Has anyone else tried them?
https://www.thompson-morgan.com/p/sweet-...a/ka9976TM
Haven't grown them myself so I looked at the seed supplier's website for information..............don't.
My pet gripes - incorrect information on websites and here's another one - but it is T&M so I shouldn't be surprised,
If you read the Sowing and More Info sections its all about chili peppers...
Never tried those particular seeds. I always grow "Gypsy" peppers as I find them reliable here in the north of England. They give lots of peppers per plant and are great at any colour, green, yellow/orange and red.
I find slugs make a bee-line for my peppers no matter what I do. Pellets in the greenhouse. night time raids. It only needs one even baby slug I think to eat a hole in a big pepper and ruin it. Aubergines are resistant to some extent. they can eat a hole but that can easily be cut out but peppers get slimed on a lot of the inside and rot. Just been out now and killed about 10 in greenhouse.
I must admit I do treat my sweet peppers the same as my chillies. I’ve not really tried many varieties. When I found one I liked, I just stuck with it. The variety I grow is Palermo . I admittedly got them out of peppers I brought from a cheap supermarket. But they’ve been fantastic and the seeds have lasted 4 years. This was the first year I’ve struggled with germination. They are a big pointy sweet Pepper with lovely flavour. After a quick google because of your question. I’ve found seeds available.
https://www.plant-world-seeds.com/store/...osQAvD_BwE
This I’m very pleased about, don’t think I isolated mine early enough to save seeds and I really need more. So thank you
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This is mine at the moment. They get big given the chance and they need a lot of support.
The one useful bit of advice I can give you about sweet peppers is
NEVER GROW CALIFORNIA WONDER!!!
The one piece of advice I'm giving myself is grow more next year as due to our new addiction to curries I ran out this year ( the freezer was bare). I had to buy some (wonky ones) and the skins were like rhinoceros hide.
(06-09-2020, 07:42 PM)Veggie Wrote: [ -> ]https://www.thompson-morgan.com/p/sweet-...a/ka9976TM
Haven't grown them myself so I looked at the seed supplier's website for information..............don't.
My pet gripes - incorrect information on websites and here's another one - but it is T&M so I shouldn't be surprised,
If you read the Sowing and More Info sections its all about chili peppers...
Veggie, is that don't grow peppers at all, or don't grow Etiuda because its T&M? My only reason for that variety was that I had the seeds freebie, but I think I have other freebies as alternatives. I might even splash out on some Palermo on SC's recommendation, hang the expense.
The same query applies to aubergines. I will give them a go too, probably using freebie seeds
I don't grow peppers at all - though I have attempted to in the dim and distant past.
Much like aubergines - they've had their year - next year it will be something different - though I do have some Kermits to grow.
Etiuda is pretty good, a compact plant and early to ripen...it even gave me a few ripe fruit outdoors earlier this year. It's probably one of the earliest orange bell peppers available. Mini-bell peppers like Mohawk and Redskin are also quite early, or at least much earlier than a full sized bell.
Apart from Etiuda I've been pretty impressed with Amy, Semaroh and Sweet Chocolate.
Thanks so much TMTT, just the info I wanted, if you even got some outdoors, it gives me hope. Any recommendations for aubergines?- i will have a look at the aubergine thread too.