Sweet pepper 'Sweet Spanish Long'

Capsicum annuum var. annuum (Grossum Group)

How to grow Sweet pepper 'Sweet Spanish Long'

  • Full Sun

  • Medium

Try to plant in a location that enjoys full sun and remember to water moderately. Keep in mind when planting that Sweet Spanish Long is thought of as tender, so remember to wait until your soil is warm and the night time temperature is well above freezing before moving outside. 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.

Growing Sweet Spanish Long from seed

Start 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). Soil temperature should be kept higher than 20°C / 68°F to ensure good germination.

By our calculations, you should look at sowing Sweet Spanish Long about 60 days before your last frost date.

Transplanting Sweet Spanish Long

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

Harvesting Sweet Spanish Long

Cone shaped, six to seven inches long.

Misspellings of Sweet pepper 'Sweet Spanish Long'

Dulce de Espana, doux dEspagne, Doux d Espagne

Other Names for Sweet pepper 'Sweet Spanish Long'

Doux D’Espagne, Dulce de EspaƱa, Spanish Mammoth, Sweet Spanish, Spanish Long Sweet, Spanish long