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Sweet Bell Peppers - Golden Summer
The Sweet Bell Pepper Golden Summer, 'Capsicum annuum',is a heavy yielder of beautiful golden-yellow four lobed, blocky fruits. Golden Summers have an outstanding sweet, mild flavor. This bell pepper is lime green ripening to golden yellow and is 4-lobed. The Golden Summer Bell Pepper plant provides good foliage cover for the sweet bell peppers that are excellent stuffed or added to salads. Transplant outside in the spring 3 to 4 weeks after last frost date. Note: To get a jump on the season transplant outside, use a walls-of-water or some black plastic to maintain and increase temperatures. Pinch off early flowers to encourage plant growth. Plant in average garden soil with sufficient organic matter. Peppers use quite a bit of water but prefer to be watered deeply and not too often. Blossom pruning will improve fruit size. ... find out more
Daisy - Toucan Tango The Daisy Toucan Tango, 'Brachyscome hybrid', is a low growing daisy with fine foliage. These Proven Selections Aussie beauties are covered with daisy-like flowers even in the hottest summers. The beautiful lavender flowers have a chartreuse eye. Daisy's require a sunny spot with fertile, well-drained soil and should be kept well watered in the summer. Daisy's may be used as a cut flower and they are excellent in window boxes, pots, and rock gardens. The daisy is attractive to bees, butterflies and/or birds, plus they are resistant to deer. These daisys are winter hardy to USDA Zones 10-11 and they are grown as an annual in other cooler climatic zones. The deeply cut, dark green leaves are aromatic when bruised. For zones 9-11, this plant can also be a perennial. |
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