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Candy Cane Chocolate Cherry Sweet Pepper Seeds
Candy Cane Chocolate Cherry Sweet Pepper Seeds
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This is the coolest sweet pepper you've ever seen! Even the variegated foliage is attractive, but the peppers will continue to wow you as they ripen from green and white stripes to the chocolate red and cream stripes in their name. Grow them in a container on your patio or balcony to enjoy the view! Small, 1 ½" peppers are crisp and sweet; slice rings into your salads for a beautiful presentation, or slice long strips for stir frying.
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- Variety Info
- Sowing Info
- Growing Info
Variety Info
Days to Maturity: 70–75 days from transplanting
Family: Solanaceae
Type: Sweet Pepper (Learn more)
Native: Americas
Hardiness: Perennial grown as an annual; very frost sensitive.
Exposure: Full sun
Plant Dimensions: 18"–24" tall, 12"–18" wide
Variety Info: 3½"–3 ¾" long, 2½"–2 ¾" wide, thin-walled peppers start out green with cream striping, ripening to shades of yellow and red, then finally chocolate and crimson.
Attributes: Frost Sensitive, Good for Containers
Sowing Info
When to Sow Outside: For Mild Climates only: 2 to 4 weeks after average last frost, when soil temperature is at least 70°F.
When to Start Inside: RECOMMENDED. 8 to 10 weeks before transplanting. Ideal soil temperature for germination is 70°–90°F. Transplant seedlings outside 2 to 4 weeks after your average last frost date, and when daytime temperatures are at least 70°F, and nighttime temperatures are at least 55°F. Mild Climates: May be sown in late summer for fall/winter crop.
Days to Emerge: 10–25 days
Seed Depth: 1/4"
Seed Spacing: Start indoors
Row Spacing: 24"–36"
Thinning: Start indoors, plant seedlings 18" – 24" apart outside
Growing Info
Harvesting: Peppers can be harvested green or left on the plant to mature to brownish-red with brown, cream, and green striping.
