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Pepper Sweet Sunset
Sweet Sunset is a compact banana pepper that is vigorous and sets a large amount of concentrated fruit.
Sweet Sunset is a compact banana pepper that is vigorous and sets a large amount of concentrated fruit.
Sweet Sunset is a compact banana pepper that is vigorous and sets a large amount of concentrated fruit.
Sweet Sunset is a compact banana pepper that is vigorous and sets a large amount of concentrated fruit.
Pepper Sweet SunsetSweet Sunset is a compact banana pepper that is vigorous and sets a large amount of concentrated fruit.Sweet Sunset is a compact banana pepper that is vigorous and sets a large amount of concentrated fruit.Sweet Sunset is a compact banana pepper that is vigorous and sets a large amount of concentrated fruit.Sweet Sunset is a compact banana pepper that is vigorous and sets a large amount of concentrated fruit.

Pepper Sweet Sunset F1

2015 AAS Edible – Vegetable Winner

Sweet Sunset is a compact banana pepper that is vigorous and sets a large amount of concentrated fruit. This high-yielding X3R variety produces attractive colorful tasty peppers that are great fresh or canned. The compact upright plants do not require staking and can be grown in a container.

This high-yielding plant produces early, often, and late into the season. Judges commented on the good eating quality and Sweet Sunset won the taste test in one trial site open house!

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Categories: 2015, Container Suitable, Edibles/Vegetables, Heartland, Pepper, Southeast, West/Northwest
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AAS WINNER DETAILS

Winner Type: Regional (Southeast, Heartland, West/Northwest)
Class: Pepper
Variety Name: Sweet Sunset F1
Genus: Capsicum
Species: annuum
Year: 2015
Common Name: Sweet banana pepper
Type: Edible – Vegetable
Breeder: Seminis Vegetable Seeds
Close Market Comparison: Sweet Spot, Gold Rush

PLANT NEEDS

Duration Type: Annual
Light Needs: Full sun
Water Needs: Normal
Season Type: Warm season
Staking Required: No

PLANT CHARACTERISTICS

Foliage Color: Dark green
Plant Habit: Bushy, compact, upright
Plant Height: 28 inches
Fruit Color (Harvest): Light yellow immature, red when mature
Fruit Shape: Tapered oblong
Fruit Size: 7.5 inches x 1.5 inches
Fruit Weight: 2 ounces
Fruit Flavor Description: Sweet, tasty
Number Of Fruits Per Plant: 15-20

IN THE GARDEN

Container: Yes
Garden Spacing:
 18-24 inches
Days To Harvest (Direct Sowing Seed): Not recommended
Days To Harvest (Transplant): 85-90
Plant Spread: 24 inches
Disease Resistances or Tolerances: Xanthomonas campestris races 1-3 (X3R)

HOW TO GROW

Start pepper plants indoors about 8-10 weeks before transplanting. Start indoors in a warm, well-lighted area. Sow 1-2 seeds 1/4 inch deep into individual containers filled with seed starting formula. Keep moist. Seedlings emerge in 10-21 days at 75-80 degrees Fahrenheit. Transplant at the 4-5 leaf stage in a sunny, well-drained spot, or roomy container. Plants do not require staking.  In beds or rows, the best spacing is 18 to 24 inches apart.

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  1. AAS Display Garden- River Valley Master Gardeners – 08/16/2018

    A top performer in our garden. The immature peppers are great in salads, but try to keep some on the plant to ripen. The red-ripe peppers are sweet and flavorful. Great for snacks and there are very few seeds. Zone 6a

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