Sweet pepper 'Purple Star'

Purple Star likes a position of full sun and remember to water moderately. Keep in mind when planting that Purple Star is thought of as tender, so it is imperative to wait until temperatures are mild before planting out of doors. Ensure your soil is potting mix, loamy and silty and has a ph of between 5.5 and 7.5 as Sweet pepper is a weakly acidic soil to weakly alkaline soil loving plant.

Ensure a distance of 0.98 inches (2.5 cm) between seeds when sowing - look to sow at a depth of approximately 0.25 inches (0.64 cm). Soil temperature should be kept higher than 20°C / 68°F to ensure good germination.

By our calculations, you should look at sowing Purple Star about 60 days before your last frost date.

Ensure that temperatures are mild and all chance of frost has passed before planting out, as Purple Star is a tender plant.