Sweet pepper 'Sweet Chocolate'

Try to plant in a location that enjoys full sun and remember to water moderately. Sweet Chocolate is generally regarded as a tender plant, so remember to wait until your soil is warm and the night time temperature is well above freezing before moving outside. Sweet Chocolate needs a potting mix, loamy and silty soil with a ph of 5.5 to 7.5 (weakly acidic soil to weakly alkaline soil).

Start seeds indoors six to eight weeks before last frost date.

Try to aim for a seed spacing of at least 0.98 inches (2.5 cm) and sow at a depth of around 0.25 inches (0.64 cm). For optimal germination, soil temperature should be a minimum of 20°C / 68°F.

By our calculations, you should look at sowing Sweet Chocolate about 32 days before your last frost date.

Sweet Chocolate is tender, so ensure you wait until all danger of frost has passed in your area before considering planting outside.

Chocolate brown peppers, ready to harvest in 75 days.

This variety tends to mature and be ready for harvest in early summer.

Early bell pepper bred by Elwyn Meader and introduced by the University of New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station in 1965.

Bred by Elwyn Meader and introduced by NH/AES in 1965. ¹

Choco, Sweet chocolate Heirloom

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