Sweet Pepper 'Red Ruffled Aka Red Ruffles, Pimento Red Ruffled, Red Ruffled Pimento'
Capsicum annuum var. annuum (Grossum Group)
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Where it grows?Red Ruffled is a heirloom variety of Sweet Pepper
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How to keep Red Ruffled happy
How to sow and germinate Red Ruffled
How to transplant Red Ruffled
How long does Red Ruffled take to grow?
These estimates for how long Sweet Pepper 'Red Ruffled' takes to sprout, grow and harvest are from real observations from real gardeners, right around the world. Start logging and journaling your observations to participate!
How to harvest Sweet Pepper
Carefully cut off short piece of stem with fruit to avoid damaging plant.
Companion plants for Sweet Pepper
These plants will grow well with Sweet Pepper:
other peppers (be careful when saving seeds from varieties that were planted close to other varieties of pepper)-helps keep humidity high and shelter each others fruit
tomato -helps keep humidity high and shelter each others fruit1
geraniums -a trap crop for insects that carry curly top virus
petunias -trap crop similar to geraniums.1 Also may help with humidity.
marigold -repels/kills nematodes which can spread disease
marjoram -helps keep humidity high1
carrot
mints (including basil and oregano)
basil -helps keep humidity high1
oregano -helps keep humidity high and repels aphids1
Repellent plants for Sweet Pepper
These plants will not grow well with Sweet Pepper so avoid planting these within close proximity:
beans -are host to nitrogen fixing bacteria and can be too much for peppers1
kale
cabbage
brussles sprouts
tomato -peppers and tomatoes can get the same diseases
corm -
black walnut -produces juglone which is allelopahic to nightshades1
apricot -a fungus that peppers are prone to can infect apricot trees
Common Sweet Pepper pests
These pests are known to attack Sweet Pepper plants:
Identification of Pests Of Pepper
Beet armyworm2
Tobacco hornworm2
Flea beetles2
pepper weevil2
pepper weevil larvae2
green peach aphid2
potato leafhopper2
corn earworm2
fall armyworm2
Pepper maggot2
cutworms2
european corn borer2
Common Sweet Pepper diseases & problems
These problems and diseases are known to effect Sweet Pepper plants:
Identification of Virus Diseases of Pepper
cucumber mosaic virus (CMV)3
tobacco mosaic virus (TMV)3
tobacco etch virus (TEV)3
tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV)3
alfalfa mosaic virus (AMY) or calico mosaic3
potato virus Y (PVY)3
pepper mottle virus (PeMV)3
When should I sow or plant Red Ruffled?
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Sweet Pepper 'Red Ruffled' Etymology
Sweet Pepper 'Red Ruffled' Folklore
Other Names for Sweet Pepper 'Red Ruffled'
Red Ruffles, Pimento Red Ruffled, Red Ruffled Pimento
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