Pepper

Rich in vitamins C

Remove any flowers that have formed before transplanting and for a week afterward.
Do not apply too much nitrogen before peppers set fruit. This will encourage leaf growth at the expense of pepper production.
Peppers are shallow-rooted, so mulch them to conserve soil moisture.
Approximate planting per person per year, fresh, 2 to 3 plants
0.5 ounce of seeds for 100 feet of row for direct seeding. Normally planted in the garden as plants.
Minimum row space if hand cultivated, 30 inches
Minimum row space if using field implements, 42 inches
18 inches between plants in row
70 to 80 days from planting to eating stage
740 international units of vitamin A per 100 gram sample
99 milligrams of vitamin C per 100 gram sample
Pepper questions and answers
Recommended sweet varieties
- Acapulco
  Early, blocky, vigorous plant
- Bell Captain
- Bell King
  Mid-season, long blocky
- Boynton Bell
  Mid-season, blocky; resistant to strains 1, 2, 3 bacterial spot
- Camelot X3R
  Mid-season, long blocky; resistant to strains 1, 2, 3 bacterial spot
- Commandant
  Mid-season
  Long blocky
  Resistant to strains 1, 2, 3 bacterial spot
- Enterprise
  Mid-season, long blocky
- Golden Bell
  Blocky, thick, sweet yellow
- Gypsy
  Early, yellow to green fruits
- Jupiter
  Mid-season, blocky
- King Arthur
  Early, blocky green and red
- Marengo
  Yellow at maturity, thick walls
- Merlin
  Early, blocky
- Paladin
  Excellent for green or red bell peppers
- Ranger
  Mid-season, blocky
- Sentinel
  Early to mid-season, blocky; resistant to strains 1, 2 bacterial spot
- Vidi
  Early to mid-season, 4 lobes, long, Good for red peppers
- X3R Aladdin
  Excellent yellow bell pepper
- X3R Red Knight
  Excellent red bell pepper
- X3R Wizard
  Resistance to bacterial spot
Recommended hot varieties
- Hungarian yellowLong, tapering
- Jalapeno
  Heart shaped; green to red color
- Habanero
  Late, very hot
- Charleston Hot
  Nematode resistant, hottest Cayenne type
- Scotch Bonnet
  Small round fruit, extremely hot
- Jalapeno Mitla
- Long Thick Red
- Ring of Fire
- Copacabana

Recommended planting dates
- South Missouri
  May 1 to 25
- Central Missouri
  May 10 to 30
- North Missouri
  May 15 to 30

G6201, revised April 2000