Sweet Pepper 'King of the North'

Capsicum annuum var. annuum (Grossum Group)

King of the North is a heirloom variety of Sweet Pepper

22 plantings
2 available for swap
1 wanted
8 stashed
1 available for purchase

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From Baker Creek:

An exciting bell pepper for short-season growers. This variety produces nice, blocky fruit that are nicely flavored when picked green or red. Plants are productive even in most of the Northern areas.

From SSE:

Arguably the best red bell for northern gardeners where the seasons are cool and short. Nice blocky fruits, great sweet flavor.

Heat Scale: Sweet ..0-1-2-3-4-5.. Hot

70 days from transplant.

Heirloom / OP / Hybrid King of the North is... Heirloom Patented? Is King of the North patented? ?
Lifecycle The lifecycle that King of the North exhibits. Annual Category The category for the King of the North plant. Vegetable
Hardiness Is King of the North frost hardy? Tender Country of Origin Where does King of the North come from?
Mature Height How tall does King of the North grow? 45.0 cm / 17.55" Mature Spread How wide does King of the North grow? 30.0 cm / 11.70"
Bloom Time When does King of the North bloom? ? Harvest Time When is King of the North ready for harvest? ?

How to keep King of the North happy

How to sow and germinate King of the North

How to transplant King of the North

How long does King of the North take to grow?

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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