Sweet Peppers - 2016 Review

Sweet Peppers 2016

Possibly they didn’t get the same attention as the Chilli Peppers in 2016 but a very good harvest nonetheless J

Like the Chilli Peppers, they probably benefitted from the start they had with the new Growlights.

Grown in 2016 were:

·         Californian Wonder (3) – An old reliable that probably wasn’t as good as previous years for some reason; I was possibly late sowing them..

·         Doux D’Espagne (1) – Not as good as previous years and late to fruit and ripen.

·         King of the North (2) – New for 2016 and a good cropper. Seeds from Real Seeds. Will grow this again.

·         Lipstick (1) – Only an ok crop, but fruited early.

·         Mila’s Bulgarian (4) – Good crop in 2016 but susceptible to greenfly.

·         Semaroh (4) - New for 2016 with seeds got from Real Seeds. An excellent cropper of long “goats horn” style peppers. Striking plants when in fruit. They cropped very well in 2016 in large pots. Will be growing this one again!

·         Sweet Banana (1) – Good crop in larger pot than previous years.

Sweet Pepper Sowing & Germination record 2017

Jan 28th 2017 in lighted Prop

Lombardo 2 seeds

Semaroh 2 seeds

Semaroh Sweet Peppers - great crop.

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So this was the first year growing Semaroh Sweet Peppers for me. 

Got the seeds from Real Seeds (www.realseeds.co.uk)

The story behind this fine pepper is that in Czechoslovakia there was once a breeding program aiming to improve on the traditional chilli 'Palivec', and it actually generated a pair of new pepper varieties - one hot, the other sweet.

This one, Semaroh, is the sweet one. It is classed as being "early and productive, with lots of long sweet peppers with a goats-horn shape" and I can certainly attest to the productive part!!

Somewhat slow to ripen from the attractive early light green colour, these chillies adorn the plant which looks brilliant weighed down with them.

A definite must grow again for me in 2017.....

MUST ADD TASTE REPORT !!