Light
Full sun and warmth. Keep it inside while nights still drop below 12 °C.
VegetableUncommon
How to grow bell peppers in a pot
Capsicum annuum
Bell peppers love heat and take their time, but they are generous. Give one a sunny corner of a balcony and it crops until late summer.
At a glance
- Full sun
- Moderate water
- Moderate
- Pot15 litres
From seed to harvest
In Verda these six stages pass in real time. It keeps growing while you are away.
- Seed1/6
- Sprout2/6
- Leafing out3/6
- Filling out4/6
- Ripening5/6
- Harvest6/6
Care
For growing it in a pot, on a balcony or a windowsill.
Pot
15 to 20 litres. Tie the branches to a stake once the fruit gets heavy.
Water
Regularly, before the soil dries out completely. A thirsty pepper drops its flowers.
Feeding
After flowering, a potassium-rich feed every two weeks.
In the game
In Verda the bell pepper is an uncommon vegetable with balanced taste and healing, so it fits many notes.
Its traits
Tasty
Fragrant
Healing
Showy
Verda
A cozy village farm: plant seeds, harvest, and fill the villagers' orders.
Bell pepper and more than 40 other plants are waiting for you.
