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Explore the world of peppers with this trio of delicious, uniquely flavored varieties - Apple, Petit Marseillais and Tendre de Châteaurenard - to grow in pots or in the garden. Learn when and how to plant these sweet peppers for generous harvests, and discover perfect combinations with other varieties.

• Apple bell pepper

The hardy Apple bell pepper produces elongated, pointed, heart-shaped fruits 8 to 10 cm long. They ripen from green to deep red, revealing thick, juicy flesh with a rich, apple-like flavor.

• Petit Marseillais bell pepper

Petit Marseillais is an old, highly productive French variety with a compact habit, ideal for pot cultivation. Its elongated, lobed fruits are slightly crinkled and misshapen, around 10 cm long, and yellow-orange when ripe. Their very fine flesh reveals a sweet, barely spicy flavor.

• Tendre de Châteaurenard bell pepper

Tendre de Châteaurenard, a highly productive variety, comes from a population in the Avignon region. It produces excellent, bright-red, semi-long, square fruits at maturity, 10 to 15 cm long and 6 to 8 cm in diameter.

When to plant bell pepper plants?

Bell pepper plants should be planted in the garden as soon as frosts are no longer a threat and the soil has warmed up sufficiently, generally from April to June, depending on the region.

How to plant peppers

To plant peppers properly in the vegetable garden:

• dig holes about 15 cm wide and deep, 30 or 60 cm apart in all directions, depending on the size of the variety ;
• place a good handful of well-decomposed compost at the bottom;
• remove the stems;
• Place them upright, with the root ball and stem buried up to the first leaves, in each hole;
• close up and pack lightly around the plants;
• water generously;
• mulch.

Staking is not essential.

When to harvest peppers?

Peppers are generally harvested from July to October, when the fruit has reached maturity: yellow, orange, red, brown, etc., depending on the variety. Varieties with fully ripe green fruit can be harvested when their color is bright.

Although most fruits can be harvested when green and immature, they reveal more intense and complex flavors when fully ripe.

What to plant next to peppers?

There are a number of useful associations with peppers, notably to repel insects and other pests in order to prevent disease, but also to save space in the vegetable garden.

Crops to grow with peppers include

• cabbage ;
• onions ;
• carrots ;
• radish ;
• beet ;
• lettuce ;
• aromatic plants in general and basil in particular;
• all flowers.

Shipment and delivery of the bell pepper assortment

• Orders are dispatched Monday to Thursday.
• Shipment to mainland France only.
• Shipping cartons designed for optimum plant protection.
• Free shipping does not apply to plants.