Growing Bell Peppers

Bell peppers need warm soil, regular water, and support before the fruit weighs down the plant. In a Mediterranean climate, they thrive; in a cold terrace, they struggle if planted in March.

Sowing and Spacing

Seedlings at 22-25 °C. Transplant to a pot of 18-25 L or to the ground when nighttime temperatures are above 10 °C. Spacing 40-50 cm. On the same day, provide a support of 120-150 cm.

Watering and Setting

Keep the substrate moist, not waterlogged. Water stress causes flowers to drop and bitter peppers. Hydrogel in sunny terraces helps. Setting requires bees or a gentle shake of the plant at noon.

Pests and Problems

Aphids on shoots, thrips on flowers, sunspots on fruit if leaves are missing. Yellow leaves: check watering or nitrogen levels. Do not prune like a tomato: bell peppers can burn.

What We Recommend at Control Garden

Steel supports 120-150 cm, pots 18-25 L, and potassium soap for the first aphids.