Petit Marseillais Sweet Pepper Irish grown

Petit Marseillais Pepper is a productive sweet pepper variety from the Marseille area in France. This yellow sweet pepper is slightly wrinkled and rounded at the base, with a sweet flesh and a fruity taste when ripe. The versatile Petit Marseillais sweet pepper is best eaten raw in salads and is also great for stuffing. Seeds grown and seed saved in Cork, Ireland.

Scientific Name: Capsicum annuum

Plant Life Cycle: Annual

Optimal Germination Temperature: 22-27C

Germination time in days: 7-25 days

Indicative Days to maturity: 90-100 days

Sunlight: Full sun

Soil requirement: Fertile and well-drained

Sowing and cultivation: Sow in pots from February, at a temperature between 22 and 29°C, under a well-lit shelter, 6 weeks before planting. Transplant the entire root ball in the ground, after the last frosts, at a minimum distance of 50 cm, burying the stem up to the first leaves. Water thoroughly when planting.