tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6875722395298232142024-02-07T19:35:07.145-08:00Bell Pepper Growing in Kitchen GardenKRISHI MITRAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07602964651294629902noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-687572239529823214.post-72878464118663559212010-04-25T19:35:00.000-07:002010-04-25T20:06:11.057-07:00<div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">How to Grow Bell Peppers</span></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Peppers have always been a popular vegetable to grow in the garden. A sweet green pepper is a pepper that is not yet ripe. Let it grow, and it will turn red. Not only the texture will change, but the flavor will change as well. Growing bell peppers is easy with these simple steps.</span></b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Step 1</span></b></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Plant seeds eight weeks before the last frost indoor using a pot that is at least 2 inches or slightly larger.</span></b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Step 2</span></b></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Prepare the garden by adding plenty of compost, manure and a general fertilizer.</span></b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Step 3</span></b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Step 4</span></b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Step 6</span></b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Step 8</span></b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Step 9</span></b></span><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJxbRdMvqMf2NWVm5yxOtyogQIrD9OIH7yh4iF2SFq-_tVqlu8MjDrIr2Skc3AwbHK2wSBqTzr5SOicOrCh6eebCIN4LDd5v8eGoYIdN0iLnkKg6r96eOylDldfY_-tXR_iyCf2a2bPJOm/s1600/bell-pepper2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJxbRdMvqMf2NWVm5yxOtyogQIrD9OIH7yh4iF2SFq-_tVqlu8MjDrIr2Skc3AwbHK2wSBqTzr5SOicOrCh6eebCIN4LDd5v8eGoYIdN0iLnkKg6r96eOylDldfY_-tXR_iyCf2a2bPJOm/s200/bell-pepper2.jpg" width="200" /></span></b></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Continue to harvest bell peppers by clipping them off the plant, but don't pull them off. Bell peppers will continue to grow until the first frost.</span></b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Tips & Warnings</span></b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When planting bell peppers from seeds, germination takes six to eight days.</span></b></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After the first peppers begin to grow, place about 2 tbs. of fertilizer around each plant approximately six inches from the stem then water. This well increase yield and quality of the peppers.</span></b></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Bell peppers will last up to three weeks if stored at 45 to 55 degrees and with relatively high humidity.</span></b></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If too much nitrogen is added, you will have a great looking bushy green plant with few peppers.</span></b></span><br />
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