Description

25 Seeds per pack

(a.k.a. Bull Nose) (Capsicum annum) 72-80 days.       This beauty is a Keystone Resistant Giant type open-pollinated bell pepper. The Emerald Giant Sweet Bell Pepper was selected for it’s erect habit and heavy yields. These bell peppers are blocky, 4 lobed, and thick fleshed, growing to 4-4½” in length by 3½” wide. Starting out a dark green, they will mature to a vibrant red on the vine. Plants are vigorous and productive growing to 26-30″ in height and producing throughout the season. The Emerald Giant sweet Bell Pepper is sweet and delicious; great fresh, in salads, roasted, or stuffed and baked. More vitamin C than an orange! Tolerant to Tobacco Mosaic Virus.

Planting Instructions for Emerald Giant Sweet Pepper Seeds

Emerald Giant Peppers are heat loving plants that are easy to grow, and do well in a variety of climates. Start Heirloom / Open Pollinated Pepper seeds indoors 8-10 weeks before the last frost. Soaking Pepper seeds for 2-8 hrs before planting helps speed germination. Plant ¼” deep in chosen containers. Germination will occur in 8-25 days at 75-90°F. Keep soil evenly moist (not soaked) for best germination. Harden off Emerald Giant Pepper plants, then transplant to garden about 2-4 weeks after the last frost date. Plant in full sun, spacing about 12-18″ apart, in rows 24-30″ apart. Harvest can occur when Heirloom / Open Pollinated Peppers are firm and full sized, but still green, or when mature and full color for the variety (mature peppers can deteriorate quickly so keep a careful eye at harvest time). The less green the Heirloom / Open Pollinated Pepper the sweeter the flavor. It is best to use a knife or pruning clippers when harvesting Emerald Giant to avoid damage to plant.