Posted on by Mark Linton

More Seed Catalog Reading

We are going to continue our research on what to plant in our garden next year. Today we cover…

Bell Peppers

  • At 64 days, Gypsy is an early, exceptionally productive pepper. Its sweet, tasty, medium-thick walls make it ideal for use in salads or frying. Elongated 4- to 5-inch 3-lobed fruits can be used when yellow-green at early maturity, or left to ripen to orange-red. Plants are 18 to 20 inches tall and are tobacco mosaic virus resistant.
  • King Arthur matures in 67 days. It is resistant to bacterial leaf spot, tobacco mosaic virus, potato virus Y, and tobacco etch virus. Dwarf plants provide leaf cover for jumbo 4½-inch square green and red fruit.
  • Jupiter¹ matures in 70 days, making it the earliest nonhybrid bell. It is tobacco mosaic virus resistant. Matures in mid-season with abundant yields of large, thick-walled fruit. It’s huge! Great for stuffing, freezing or fresh out of the garden.
  • Bell Boy matures in 72 days. It is tobacco mosaic virus resistant. This excellent pepper is an old standard. It is considered one of the best all-purpose early bell peppers. Sturdy, vigorous plants bear a heavy crop of large, blocky, mostly 4 lobed peppers which can be used when a deep glossy green or left to turn bright red. Fruits are uniformly large, thick walled and fine quality.
  • Big Bertha matures in 72 days. It is tobacco mosaic virus resistant. Glossy green to red fruit reach 7 inches long, with thick walls and a firm shape. The plants offer great coverage for the maturing fruit, and are vigorous all season.
  • Valencia matures in 72 days. Resistant to bacterial leaf spot, tobacco mosaic virus, potato virus Y. Robust plants bear abundant quantities of 4½-inch square green to bright orange fruit with a symmetrical shape and thick walls that keep their firmness even when ripe.
  • X-3R Wizard matures in 73 days, producing green to red fruit. It is resistant to bacterial leaf spot and tobacco mosaic virus.
  • X-3R Camelot matures in 74 days. It is resistant to bacterial leaf spot and tobacco mosaic virus. It produces 4½-inch square green to red four lobed fruit with thick walls. 
&sup1; Jupiter is <em>not</em> a hybrid