HOW TO GROW PEPPERS 
(The number of days given is the time from setting of plants 
until picking of marketable Breen peppers, Plants set during the 
latter part of May.) % oz. seeded direct plants 100 ft. of row, 4 
oz. per acre. 
One ounce of seed will produce about 2,000 plants if growing 
conditions are good. Allow some for safety. Sow the seed tora 
depth of about % inch. in hotbed 8 to 10 weeks before time to 
transplant in open field. Pepper requires more heat than tomato 
and we have found it advisable to soak the seed for a few hours 
in warm water. Then spread between damp cloths kept in a warm 
place until sprouts begin to appear. Plant without delay. Spray 
the small plants with solution of Semesan to guard against damp- 
ing off. 
The seed may be treated with Arasan or Semesan to protect 
against soil borne organisms. See page 73. 
It is desirable that pepper plants be grown in bed by themselves 
so that the temperature may be held at a higher degree than 
necessary for tomato or cabbage. 
Set out the plants after the ground is thoroughly warm: in this 
latitude during the latter part of May. Rows may be to to 3 feet 
apart and the plants 15 to 20 inches in the row, depending on the 
variety. 
See page 6 for construction of hotbeds, and page 65 article on 
“How to Grow Tomatoes” as this will give additional information 
about plant growing. 
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Anaheim Chili 80 days. (Hot.) A later variety planted ex- 
tensively in the South and in California. 
Does well here at Rocky Ford. Used for home, market gardens, 
and for canning and drying. Fruits 6 to 7 inches long; 1 ineh in 
diameter, tapered, deep green changing to bright scarlet at matur- 
ity, mildly pungent. (Pkt. 15¢) (4 oz. 25c) (oz. 75c) (\% Ib. 
$2.50) (Ib. $7.50) postpaid. 
Not postpaid (Ib. $7.20) (5 Ibs. @ $6.20) (25 Ibs. @ $5.70) 
Burrell's Rocky Ford § days. SN Ce 
The outstanding merits of this pep- 
per are its earliness, large size and substantial walls which makes 
it an excellent shipping sort. Fruits large, oblong, usually 41%4 to 5 
inches long and 31% inches in diameter. Weight, well grown, 7 to 8 
ounces. Square shouldered and mostly four lobed. Earlier than Cal- 
ifornia Wonder, thicker walled and heavier than Worldbeater, par- 
ents from which it has 
been selected. Color 
bright green changing 
to deep red. It makes 
a large plant that car- 
Meserits fruit. hich 
enough to avoid contact 
with the soil. A prolific 
bearer; leaves large and 
protect peppers from 
sun scald. Recommend- 
ed for home and market 
garden use as well as 
shipping. 
(Pkt. 15c) (4 oz. 25c) 
(oz. 75c) (% Ib. $2.45) 
(Ib. $7.30) postpaid. 
Not postpaid (lb. 
$7.00) (5 Ibs. @ $6.00) 
(25 Ibs. @ $5.50) 
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