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Pepper 'Asti Red'
- Perfect for Pots
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Tried & tested by Sarah
Super productive variety
Easy to grow
Tasty, disease resistant red bell pepper, ideal for organic growing, with good, fat, fleshy walls and sweet taste
- Perfect for Pots
Product details
- Type
- Edible Crop
- Position
- Kitchen Garden
- Soil
- Broad Tolerance
- Height
- 1.2m (4ft)
- Common name
- Sweet Pepper
- Moisture
- Moist but Well-drained
- Aspect
- Full sun
- Spread
- 30cm (12in)
- Cultivation
- Sow under cover late February-early March in modules, for planting May-June once plants are 10cm tall and first flowers have appeared. Most peppers do best grown indoors but can be planted outside in a sunny, sheltered spot after the last frosts.
Care Tips
Stake plants and tie in as they grow. Tips may be pinched out at 20cm to promote branching but this will delay cropping. Keep well watered and feed regularly with a tomato feed once fruits start to form.
