By nanny ogg

Re: re, peppers
19 Sep 2008 17:34

grown in pots, do they grow as big as the ones you buy?
mine are approx the size of plums at the moment.
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Replies

By Honey

Re: re, peppers
20 Sep 2008 03:16

They will grow bigger than plums given time. But don't expect them to be quite as good as Mr Tesco grows. I have found that mine tend to be just slightly concaved.

By Sam, worthing west sussex, uk

Re: re, peppers
20 Sep 2008 14:59

honey is right, they will very rarely be as big as supermarkets/grocers, but will grow more "round" unless blocked by a stem/branch and will be about the size of its hard to say, as i have some that are the size of a tennis ball and others that are just a bit smaller, I am leaving mine on (well some) to go red, others i just cut off when a decent size before they rot, slice them open freeze then pop into a freezer bag.

Sammy

By Fish Wife

Re: re, peppers
20 Sep 2008 23:14

Oh, mine are much longer and thinner than the "bell" ones you get in the shops. They are just like the ones we ate in Greece this summer.
fwx

By Sam, worthing west sussex, uk

Re: re, peppers
21 Sep 2008 12:53

I have got another variety growing too, which are very similar to "romano's" they are delicious and much nicer than "bell"/sweet peppers.

will double check on the name, i think its marconi.

By *Bramble

Re: re, peppers
26 Sep 2008 10:17

I've one pot of peppers the size of plums, Nanny, don't know why, I suppose they're just different varieties. I left them alone thinking I'd got chillies till OH ate one, so half of them are red now, and they taste nicer than the bigger ones :-)
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