

Store at 45-55☏ and 95% relative humidity KEY TO PEPPER DISEASE RESISTANCE AND TOLERANCE HR indicates high resistance.Peppers are generally fully ripe and have the most flavor and vitamins when they turn red, yellow, purple, or orange.Disease prevention: 3-4 year crop rotation Harvest & Storage.Insect control: Pyrethrin or row covers.Fertilize with Age Old Bloom when plants begin to flower Insects & Diseases.Use 1/2 cup TSC's Complete fertilizer and a shovelful of compost around each plant.Once seedlings have 2 sets of true leaves, up-pot to a 4 inch pot.Start seeds in trays 8-12 weeks before anticipated transplant date.Peppers set fruit best between 65-85☏ Direct Sowing.Peppers grow slowly in cool soils do not transplant before weather has stabilized.Row cover young plants, remove after blossoms form.Plants perform best when grown in raised beds and covered with plastic mulch.Extra calcium and phosphorus are needed for highest yields.Peppers are warm season annuals that grow best in composted, well-drained soils with a pH of 5.5-6.8.Days to maturity are calculated from date of transplanting and reflect edible green fruit. Hot peppers contain capsaicin, which revs up your metabolism and reduces general inflammation in the body. Capsicum annuum Our wide array of fabulous peppers, both sweet and hot, offers one of the richest sources of nutrients in the plant kingdom.
