PEPPER OR CAPSICUM 



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Soil should be light, warm, and rich, but not dry. 



Distances should be somewhat according to the size 

 of the variety, from one foot by two up to thirty inches 

 by eighteen. 



Fig. 97. Peppers, the large type. 



Depth. One-half to one inch. 



Sow under glass in March, and prick out, preferably 

 into pots. Sow outdoors when frosts are past, about 



