Capsicum annuum L.
Sweet pepper 'Mercedes' (Capsicum annuum L.) is a high-yielding, medium-early bell pepper variety with compact bushes and thick-walled fruits. Suitable for greenhouses as well as sunny balconies and terraces.
Characteristics
- Plant height: 60–65 cm, compact bush
- Fruit shape: trapezoidal to triangular
- Colour: dark green ripening to dark red
- Fruit weight: 130–150 g
- Wall thickness: 6–7 mm
- Harvest: 70–75 days after transplanting
- Resistance: tobacco mosaic virus (TMV), rots
- Packet: 5 seeds
Growing
- Sowing for seedlings: February–April; germination in 8–14 days at +20…+22 °C
- Sowing depth: 0.5–1 cm
- Transplant seedlings at 40–60 days old
- Spacing: 50 × 40 cm (2.5–3 plants per m²)
- Position: full sun; soil pH 6.0–6.8
- Can be grown in 10–15 L pots on a sunny balcony
Uses
For salads, stuffing, grilling and preserving. Fruits can be eaten green (technical ripeness) or red (biological ripeness).
