Grow Your Own: Bell Peppers
September 5, 2008 – 2:48 pm by wiffyOh, how I luuurrrvvveeee bell peppers (aka capsicums) - especially big, red, organic ones 
Don’t they make the loveliest food porn models?
These are the bell peppers which I harvested together with my eggplants in July.
Do you know?
… that if your bell peppers are the red variant kind, you can get different colours of bell peppers by harvesting them at different times? The bell peppers will grow from green to yellow to red. Personally I like to harvest them when they are yellow or red 
Bell Peppers, turning from yellow to red… can you see some remains of green, and the onset of red from the yellow base?
Fortunately I took these photos back then, because sadly, my plants aren’t looking that great currently, sigh >o<
So anyway, pssstt… wanna find out what I wokked with these home-grown bell peppers? Stay tuned for the recipe, coming up tomorrow! =)
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Tags: bell peppers, capsicums, Growing Edibles, organic, vegetable
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24 Responses to “Grow Your Own: Bell Peppers”
Gosh those are pretty peppers! So glossy! I can think of many tasty things to do with them.
By Foodycat on Sep 5, 2008
I would love to try growing bell peppers! Where did you get the plant or seedlings from? :p
By tigerfish on Sep 5, 2008
Those are lovely! I have a difficult time with vegetable gardening due to the heat and lack of rain here in Texas. I keep trying though!
By lisa on Sep 5, 2008
I am growing turmeric to get the leaves and also kencur. Since it is nit easy to find kencur and turmeric leaves for purchase in Winnipeg. Fall is coming my turmeric leaves look a bit dry hikss
By Pepy on Sep 6, 2008
Hey, nice capsicum! I am jealous, as bell peppers don’t seem to do so well in my yard. You did yours out on your balcony?
By Nate on Sep 6, 2008
Wow, I’m so envy, your bell peppers look perfect!
By Little Corner of Mine on Sep 6, 2008
What cute peppers! They look so shiny and delicious. I love home-grown food - it is always best!
By Katie on Sep 6, 2008
wow!! your bell pepper look really good!!.home grown taste better,sweeter and fresher!!
By beachloverkitchen on Sep 6, 2008
Amazing stuff noobcook! I’m envious, u have a great green thumb!
By daphne on Sep 6, 2008
I tried to grow peppers too. But it is not thriving yet. My old lady neighbor said it is not yet the season for peppers here. Maybe in November…:(
By Ning on Sep 6, 2008
OMG…. those bell peppers looks so GOODDDDDD… You really have green thumb and the plant looks so healthy.
By SueSue on Sep 6, 2008
Wow, these are beautiful! I’m growing green bells this year; next year I may give red a try. If they turn out half as nice as yours, I’ll be happy!
By Sandy S on Sep 6, 2008
Wow, those are some nice looking peppers! We have a fairly short growing season here, and I’ve never had much luck with the peppers. Yours were wonderful models though.
By Jeanine on Sep 6, 2008
Yr bell pepper looks fat and juicy. Home grown food is the best as u can ensure that it is organic. Is it difficult to grow yr own vege?
By juhuacha on Sep 7, 2008
Eggplants previously, and now bell peppers too? Who say you don’t have green fingers?
Very lovely bell peppers. I love to add them in my dishes too. Just love the crunch.
By didally on Sep 8, 2008
Foodycat:: Thank you!!
tigerfish:: You can get them at World Farm & Far East Flora (Thomson) … call b4 going … I’ve sent you an email
lisa:: I’m having the same problem too … worse still, I stay in an apartment… keep trying, I know you’ll succeed
Pepy:: Hope your harvest turns out well. I haven’t tried growing turmeric before, it sounds so interesting ^^
Nate:: I had it along the corridor
Thankies 
LCOM:: hee, thanks, you are too kind
Katie:: Thanks girl
beachloverkitchen:: I can’t agree more
daphne, Suesue, didally:: I killed more plants than keep them alive, hahaha … thanks for the kind words
Ning:: Ah … November … it’s coming soon@~
Sandy S:: Aww you’re too kind, thanks! And welcome to my blog
Jeanine:: I hope yours thrive soon … thankies
juhuacha:: I personally find it quite hard coz I dun have green thumbs… most of the harvest is one-off so I still have to go supermarket regularly… hehehe…
By wiffy on Sep 8, 2008
Sweet! That’s my verification word today and I think it totally applies to these pictures.
I bought a six-pack of heirloom bell peppers one year and grew green, red, orange, white, and purple bell peppers. They were so yummy and so pretty! No purple peppers in this picture, but weren’t they so pretty? Look.
By Wandering Chopsticks on Sep 8, 2008
Wiffy,
What a great idea!!
Unfortunately at the moment I don’t grow anything except basil I bought ready in a pot… but I’m waiting for my banana tree to come out…. 3 more weeks to go and I should see something above the ground… hopefully 
I still did not make my own emoticons and I’m still jealous of yours but the reason is that I’m doing the whole Wordpress theme instead of the existing one
Enjoy your evening! M.
By Coffee and Vanilla on Sep 9, 2008
WC:: omg your harvest is soooo beautiful *envy*
Thanks for sharing 
And oh ya … this captcha verification thing is starting to get really creepy huh 
M:: Good luck for your banana tree! It sounds like a lot of fun. Woah, so exciting to have a brand new theme … I look forward to seeing it, I know you’ll do a good job!
By wiffy on Sep 10, 2008
Hello! Oh, I love peppers!! I am terrible in anything plant/garden (cactus would die on me!!) but been thinking about give it another shot. Peppers is high in my list. But for now, I just do little bitty herbs - and see if they’ll survive.
By Cecil on Sep 12, 2008
good luck for your gardening endeavors! Thanks for visiting me and welcome
By wiffy on Sep 16, 2008
1) I am so inspired to also grow my own plants.
Could you also forward me the contact details of the reliable source that I can buy from?
2) As I have no prior knowledge on gardening, do they have classes?
3) What are the best plants/herbs to grow indoors?
Many Thanks
JK
By JK on Sep 22, 2008