Stocky Red Roaster Sweet Pepper
Capsicum annuum 'Stocky Red Roaster'
Height: 3 feet
Spacing: 24 inches
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Hardiness Zone: (annual)
Group/Class: Sweet Tapered
Description:
A superb tall, upright variety that produces sweet Italian roasting peppers; 7" long fruit with very smooth skin and thick walls emerge green and mature to brilliant red; easy peeling and delicious, great for stuffing, grilling and roasting
Edible Qualities
Stocky Red Roaster Sweet Pepper is an annual vegetable plant that is commonly grown for its edible qualities. It produces large green oblong peppers (which are technically 'berries') with red flesh which can be harvested at any point. The peppers have a sweet taste and a crisp texture.
The peppers are most often used in the following ways:
- Fresh Eating
- Eating When Cooked/Prepared
- Cooking
- Baking
- Freezing
Planting & Growing
Stocky Red Roaster Sweet Pepper will grow to be about 3 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 24 inches. When planted in rows, individual plants should be spaced approximately 24 inches apart. This vegetable plant is an annual, which means that it will grow for one season in your garden and then die after producing a crop.
This plant is typically grown in a designated vegetable garden. It should only be grown in full sunlight. It does best in average to evenly moist conditions, but will not tolerate standing water. It may require supplemental watering during periods of drought or extended heat. This plant is a heavy feeder that requires frequent fertilizing throughout the growing season to perform at its best. It is not particular as to soil pH, but grows best in rich soils. It is somewhat tolerant of urban pollution. This is a selected variety of a species not originally from North America.
Stocky Red Roaster Sweet Pepper is a good choice for the vegetable garden, but it is also well-suited for use in outdoor pots and containers. With its upright habit of growth, it is best suited for use as a 'thriller' in the 'spiller-thriller-filler' container combination; plant it near the center of the pot, surrounded by smaller plants and those that spill over the edges. It is even sizeable enough that it can be grown alone in a suitable container. Note that when growing plants in outdoor containers and baskets, they may require more frequent waterings than they would in the yard or garden.
