Park Seed Peppers From sweet to spicy to downright sizzling, there's a perfect Pepper for everyone! Our wide selection includes just what you're looking for -- whether you're wanting a fresh and colorful garnish for your salads or you need to spice up those Mexican and Oriental dishes or you're simply looking for a tasty and nutritious snack food, our Peppers are happy to provide. Keep reading and learn just what you need to know to grow the biggest and most delicious harvest of Peppers you've ever had! And if you've never attempted to grow these versatile veggies before, now is the time! Choosing a Pepper Variety When deciding what type of Peppers you want to grow, you will need to consider size, flavor, and color. In the category of sweet or salad Peppers, your choices include bell and pimento as well as some banana and cherry varieties. If heat is what you want, you can grow Habañero, Jalapeño, Anaheim, or Hungarian Peppers. Sweet and hot Peppers come in a rainbow of beautiful colors -- green, yellow, red, orange, and even purple. So not only are they delicious, they make great eye-candy! When to Start Pepper Seeds It's best to start your Peppers inside about 8 weeks before the last frost and at a temperature of 75-80 degrees F. They can be sown outdoors in early summer when the soil remains above 65 degrees F, but indoor germination is recommended. Once your seedlings are in the ground, be sure they get sufficient water -- Pepper plants are quite thirsty in early growth How to Start Pepper Seeds Park's Bio Dome seed starter is a great way to sow your Pepper seeds, as each Bio Sponge has a pre-drilled hole into which you can just drop one seed -- there's no need to thin seedlings or waste seeds! And you have several options, depending on how many Peppers you want to grow -- our original 60-cell Bio Dome, or our 18-cell Jumbo Bio Dome, which grows big, stocky seedlings ready to transplant right into your garden. Grow in Containers Many varieties of pepper can be grown in containers! Be sure not to set them out until several weeks after last scheduled frost, and protect them by moving the container to a frost-free location if cold weather is anticipated. Mulch them in well, and provide support if needed. Many peppers are quite ornamental, and make splendid additions to the patio, porch, or balcony. Try Sweet Pickle for a beautiful and tasty crop! Growing Tips: Prepare the Soil Prepare your soil in the fall. Lay in a foot or more of mulch -- chopped-up leaves, grass clippings, pine bark, decayed vegetable compost, humus, and even newspaper all break down over time. This feeds the soil just what it likes so that when you approach it with a tiller or shovel in spring, it just needs to be turned over and mixed up a bit. Then top off the whole rich pile with a piece of plastic to keep the mulch "cooking" as long as possible into winter and to prevent all the good nutrients from running off in hard rains. Growing Tips: Frost If frost still threatens after you plant your Peppers, or if you live in a short-season climate where late frosts are just part of spring, there are ways to keep your Peppers going. One way is to place a tarp over the plants, weighting it down at the edges to keep it from blowing away. Be careful, however, not to lay the tarp or plastic directly on the plants. You will need to use blocks, sticks, or whatever you have available to form a tent over your tender young Peppers. You can uncover it during the day and re-cover it at night, or leave it in place for several days and nights without damage to the plants. Growing Tips: Companion Plants Onions and peas are good companion plants for your Peppers. Onions keep problems away while peas fix nitrogen, and similar to Peppers, like slightly cool conditions and close quarters. Although appreciative of warm temperatures during the day, both peas and Peppers set fruit better if they can get some relief from the heat during the evenings. Growing Tips: Harvesting If necessary, stake plants when they are loaded with fruit. Pick your Peppers as soon as they're big enough to eat, or you can leave them on the plants to change color and flavor gradually. Don't pull them off, but rather cut them off cleanly -- Pepper plants are fragile and pulling the fruit off may damage the stems. If a stem does get broken, use a knife or cutter to remove it cleanly. Otherwise, no pruning is necessary. Park Seed Park's Whopper Jalapeno Pepper Seeds, Pack of 15 Seeds Park Seed Park's Whopper II Hybrid Bell Pepper Seeds, Pack of 15 Seeds Park Seed Pepper Candy Cane Seeds, Pack of 10 Seeds Park Seed Bio Dome Seed Starter Kit with 60 Cell Planting Block Park Seed Kozy Coats Insulating Plant Protector Park Seed Felt Hanging Grow Bag Add to Cart Add to Cart Add to Cart Add to Cart Add to Cart Buying Options Customer Reviews 3.9 out of 5 stars 449 3.7 out of 5 stars 237 3.7 out of 5 stars 237 4.2 out of 5 stars 254 4.4 out of 5 stars 298 — Price $9.95$9.95 $9.95$9.95 $9.95$9.95 $59.99$59.99 $19.77$19.77 — no data Description Meet the newest Whopper—a highly productive, easy to grow, absolutely delicious Jalapeño that stands up to just about anything Mother Nature can throw its way. A customer favorite for many years, Park's Whopper Bell Pepper returns with better resilience, higher yields, and even more delicious fruit! This snack pepper has unique, variegated foliage and fruit that ripens from green striped to solid red. Sweet flavor, thin walls, crispy texture. Perfect for eating fresh at any stage of ripeness. Start your favorite vegetables and flowers indoors with Park Seed's Bio Dome for plants. If you had an expensive greenhouse, you couldn't get better insulation or more effective protection for your young plants than with simple, economical Kozy Coats! Imagine having fresh vegetables and herbs right at your fingertips when cooking. Specifications Easy to grow peppers that pack 2100 to 2500 Scovilles of heat Fully 4 inches across and 4 inches long, this giant main-season bell is unsurpassed for appearance as well as taste! Delicious and ornamental, works well in containers or in-ground both with or without support. Highly Effective Design - Let your oversized seedlings grow uniformly in height and width with the spacious distance between each cell These UV-resistant plastic jackets fit around the plant, and when you fill their 18 hollow tubes with water, they are warmed by the sun, releasing much-needed heat. The bags are stackable so you can grow as much as you need. You can create your own garden anywhere. These are perfect for apartments and condos. Size/ Quantity Pack of 15 Seeds Pack of 15 Seeds Pack of 10 Seeds 40, 60, 80, and 120 cell sizes. Pack of 3 in red or green. Hanging or standing.