How to Grow Bell Pepper 'Red Beauty'
Capsicum annuum 'Red Beauty'
Bell Pepper 'Red Beauty' is a vibrant warm-season crop prized for its sweet flavor and striking color that turns from green to red at maturity. Gardeners grow this easy-to-handle variety in gardens or containers to enjoy fresh fruit, knowing it thrives with consistent moisture and full sun exposure.
📷 Wikipedia: Capsicum annuumStarting Bell Pepper 'Red Beauty': indoors or direct sow?
🌾 Sow directly in the garden — Bell Pepper 'Red Beauty' is not usually started indoors.
Do not direct sow outdoors; instead, start seeds indoors six to eight weeks before the last frost date and transplant seedlings only after all danger of frost has passed and soil is warm.
Soil, care & harvest
Prepare loose, fertile soil with a pH between 6.0 and 6.8 for optimal growth. Since peppers are frost-sensitive warm-season crops, start seeds indoors six to eight weeks before your last expected spring frost date. Sow the seeds about one-quarter inch deep in small pots or cells. You can expect germination to occur within ten to twenty-one days under proper warmth.
Space plants eighteen to twenty-four inches apart to ensure good air circulation and fruit development. While they generally do not require trellising, staking tall varieties offers extra stability. Provide one to one-and-a-half inches of water weekly, keeping the soil consistently moist but not soggy. Apply a light layer of mulch around the base to retain moisture and add balanced fertilizer as plants mature.
Watch for aphids, spider mites, pepper weevils, and hornworms; inspect leaves regularly and use insecticidal soap or hand-picking to manage infestations. Prevent bacterial spot, anthracnose, phytophthora blight, and blossom end rot by ensuring good drainage and avoiding overhead watering. Harvest fruits seventy-five to eighty days after transplanting when they reach your desired color and size.
When to Plant Bell Pepper 'Red Beauty'
Planting windows vary by USDA hardiness zone. Look up yours by ZIP code.
| Zone | Start Indoors | Direct Sow | Harvest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zone 1 | May | — | October – August |
| Zone 2 | April – May | — | September |
| Zone 3 | April | — | September – October |
| Zone 4 | March – April | — | August – October |
| Zone 5 | March | — | August – October |
| Zone 6 | March | — | August – October |
| Zone 7 | February – March | — | July – September |
| Zone 8 | February | — | July – September |
| Zone 9 | January | — | June – August |
| Zone 10 | January | — | May – July |
| Zone 11 | January | — | April – June |
| Zone 12 | January | — | April – June |
| Zone 13 | January | — | April – June |
Companion Plants for Bell Pepper 'Red Beauty'
✓ Good companions
Repels aphids, spider mites, and thrips while potentially improving pepper flavor
Loose soil from carrot growth improves drainage around pepper roots
Repel aphids and may improve pepper growth and flavor
Repel nematodes, aphids, and whiteflies while attracting beneficial insects
Act as trap crop for aphids, cucumber beetles, and squash bugs
Repels aphids and provides ground cover while attracting beneficial pollinators
Attracts beneficial insects like hoverflies and parasitic wasps that control pepper pests
Similar growing requirements and can share space efficiently, both benefit from same care
✗ Keep away from
Produces juglone toxin that causes wilting and stunted growth in peppers
Allelopathic properties inhibit growth of peppers and most garden vegetables
Competes heavily for nutrients and may stunt pepper plant development
Nutrition Facts
Per 100g serving (USDA FoodData Central)
