2010

Pepper ‘Cajun Belle’
AAS Vegetable Award Winner

There’s Cajun flavor in this southern belle. Peppers are both sweet and savory. The fruit look like small bell peppers about 2” x 3” with 3 or 4 lobes. Early to mature, look for mature green peppers 60 days after transplanting into your garden. When left on the plant, fruit will change color from green to scarlet and finish red, filled with vitamin C. ‘Cajun Belle’ plants produce a high yield of peppers due to vigor and excellent fruit set. Compact plants are two feet tall and wide, a perfect stature for containers. When grown at AAS Trial grounds, ‘Cajun Belle’ showed no disease problems. ‘Cajun Belle’ was bred by Grow Star L.L.C. and seed companies can purchase seed from PanAmerican Seed Company. Gardeners will be able to purchase seed or plants from their favorite retailer.

How to Grow
Sow seed indoors 6-8 weeks before last frost date. Use sterile soilless media, water completely, then allow to drain. Place seed on top of media, cover lightly. Maintain 65-70ºF media temperature until seed germinates usually 5 to 10 days. Grow on using warm temperatures, 65ºF. Peppers are native to tropical America so maintain warm temperatures for maximum growth.

AAS® Winner Data

Genus species: Capsicum annuum
Common name: Bell pepper
Fruit size: 2” x 3” long pepper weighs approximately 1 oz.
Color: Starts bright green, turns scarlet, and then deep red
Plant type: Robust branching plant that grows quickly
Height: 24 inches
Width: 24 inches
Garden location: Full sun in fertile soil
Garden spacing: 2 feet apart
Unique qualities: Incredible taste! Excellent combination of heat and sweet. Compact size and productivity.
Disease tolerances: Very disease tolerant. No disease problems encountered.
Closest comparisons on market: ‘Mexibell’