How long does it take for bell peppers to grow after flowering

Bell peppers (Capsicum annuum) may be the most colorful crop in the garden. Most often found in shades of red, yellow, orange and green, you can also grow white, purple, and brown varieties.

Some even produce a rainbow of different colored fruits on one plant. Bell peppers grow into compact bushes with large, alternate leaves, white flowers and fruits on multiple branches. The fruits come in miniature, standard and giant sizes from blocky square-shaped peppers with raised shoulders, to more rounded shapes with tapered bottoms.

Stages of pepper growth colour

Bell peppers require warm temperatures to germinate and produce fruit. Like tomatoes, they belong to the nightshade family, but aren't nearly as fussy about growing conditions. What you do need to know is, despite being fairly sturdy and prolific, they are vulnerable to a host of diseases, some of which can topple your pepper patch like a row of dominoes.

Bell peppers don't pack heat like their hot pepper cousins and can vary in taste from sweet to a more predominant "green" flavor like parsley. Eaten raw o

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