The essentials for living your best life.
The essentials for living your best life.
When to harvest bell peppers depends on the flavor and color preferred: pick firm, glossy fruit at full size for a crisp, vegetal taste, or wait for the cultivar’s mature color and greater sweetness. Firmness, skin texture, weather, and expected color provide better guidance than the calendar alone.
Grow colorful, flavorful bell peppers with the right timing, rich soil, steady watering, and sturdy support. From planting after frost to harvesting at peak ripeness, these simple tips will help your plants thrive and deliver a bountiful crop.
Grow sweet peppers without the fuss! Discover beginner-friendly varieties that thrive with basic care, from fast-producing New Ace and King Arthur to colorful Purple Beauty and Sweet Chocolate.