Seeds (25) of Landes sweet pepper

Landes Sweet Pepper Seeds (Capsicum annuum) 25 seeds

The Landes sweet pepper is an old variety native to the Basque country, very productive early producing long peppers 15 cm long with very thin skin that is red in color when ripe.
The peppers have a very good taste quality, sweet and fragrant.
The Landes sweet pepper is ideal in salads or cooked, it can be preserved in oil or vinegar. It is a basic ingredient of piperade with Espelette pepper, a culinary specialty of traditional Basque cuisine.

Successfully sowing peppers

Sow in February/March in pots of fine seedling soil at only 2-3 mm, in a heated greenhouse (25°C). Water with a sprayer to keep the seedling soil moist but not soggy.
You can sprinkle crushed charcoal to prevent the development of fungus. Place the pots in full light or under a horticultural lamp to prevent your seedlings from spinning upwards. Keep them warm.
Repot into larger pots when the seedlings have 2 to 4 true leaves.

Transplant the plants in the garden in light and airy soil in May when frosts are no longer to be feared, in a warm and sunny position 50 cm in all directions. Watering and mulching.
Be careful, although an addition of compost is welcome, an excess of nitrogen could lead to strong development of the foliage to the detriment of the fruits.
Peppers need high temperatures for their development. If you do not live in an area with hot summers, we strongly recommend growing in a greenhouse.

Harvesting peppers

Harvest the peppers approximately 5 to 6 months after sowing.

Reproducible seeds harvested exclusively in the Pot'à'Jo garden, a horticultural and permaculture market garden of 1500m². Everything is cultivated there with deep respect for nature and their inhabitants. I have been growing my own seeds from seed to seed for years.