Sweet Pepper, Liebesapfel (Organic)
Capsicum annuum. Green to Red. 70 days.
Red ruffled pepper with sweet thick flesh. Very early and also productive late into the season. Deeply lobed, flattened sheepnose/cheese type pimento. Fruit develop fewer blemishes during ripening compared to bell-shaped peppers. The German translation of Liebesapfel can be either ‘love apple’ or ‘candy apple.’ Either one certainly implies a great pepper and we definitely love it! Developed by a small seed company in Germany. Matures outdoors in Denmark without any plastic. Seed originally from Søren Holt of Frøsamlerne, the Danish seed saving organization.
Seed produced by Persephone Farm in Lebanon, Oregon.
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Sow indoors in flats with good potting soil as early as February, but no later than April. Keep warm and well-watered. Up pot seedlings into 4” pots when they have their first two true leaves. Transplant out into the garden after danger of frost has passed, typically late May in western Oregon.
Seed Saving
To save seed, wait until fruit is fully ripe. Remove seeds from fruit and dry. Isolate from other pepper varieties of the same species by at least 500 feet.
Beth (verified owner) –
Where did you grow this variety? Washington
These are fantastic peppers. I cannot grow bell peppers in my climate, and for once I’m glad our short growing season in Western WA has forced me to broaden my horizons.
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