Pimento Sweet Pepper – 25 Seeds
Grow the essential pepper for a Southern classic with our Pimento Sweet Pepper seeds. This is the treasured heirloom used to make authentic, homemade Pimento Cheese. The plant produces an abundance of heart-shaped, 3-4 inch peppers with incredibly thick, sweet, and juicy flesh and almost no heat. The peppers ripen to a brilliant, fire-engine red. Their sweet flavor and thick walls also make them fantastic for roasting, stuffing, or canning.
⭐ What you'll love
- The essential pepper for making authentic, homemade Pimento Cheese.
- An incredibly sweet and succulent flavor with virtually no heat.
- Thick, juicy walls are perfect for roasting and stuffing.
- A productive plant that yields a bountiful harvest of beautiful red peppers.
🌿 Seed details
- Plant Name: Pimento Sweet Pepper (Capsicum annuum)
- Seed Quantity: Approx. 25 seeds
- Type: Heirloom, Open Pollinated, Non-GMO
- Lifecycle: Annual
- Height: 24-30 inches
- Days to Maturity: 70-80 days
- Scoville Heat Units: 100-500 SHU
- USDA Zone: 4-9
- Origin: American Grown
🌱 Growing instructions
- Sowing: Start seeds indoors 6-8 weeks before the last expected frost. Peppers thrive in warm conditions.
- Depth: Plant seeds 1/4 inch deep in a moist, well-draining seed starting mix.
- Germination: Keep soil very warm (75-85°F). A heat mat can aid germination.
- Spacing: Harden off seedlings and transplant outdoors after all danger of frost, spacing them 18-24 inches apart.
- Light Requirement: Full Sun.
- Soil: Prefers fertile, well-draining soil.
✅ Our seed packets
- Professionally designed and made.
- Resealable for convenient, long-term storage.
- Eco-friendly and recyclable (contains no plastic).
- Includes full, detailed growing instructions.
- Vigorously tested to ensure the highest germination rates.
- Custom packets for weddings, baby showers, or events are available. Just message us!
🚚 Shipping
- FREE SHIPPING on all orders of $35 or more.
- Flat Rate shipping no matter how many seeds you order.
- Tracking is included with every order.