Sweet Cherry Peppers are a colorful and flavorful heirloom pepper variety cherished for their round shape, glossy red skin, and crisp sweet flavor. Their vibrant appearance and mild sweetness make them a favorite for home gardens, fresh eating, and gourmet culinary creations.
These versatile peppers are perfect for salads, pickling, stuffing, roasting, and charcuterie boards. Sweet Cherry Peppers add beautiful color and a refreshing crunch to dishes while complementing a wide range of cuisines from Italian antipasti to fresh homemade salsas.
Sweet Cherry Pepper plants thrive in full sun and fertile well-drained soil, producing abundant harvests of vibrant peppers throughout the growing season. Their compact growth habit and reliable productivity make them an excellent choice for garden beds, raised beds, and container gardening alike.
Sweet Cherry Pepper Seed Details
- Quantity: 25 Seeds
- Seed Planting Depth: 1/4 Inch
- Germination Temperature: 75–85°F
- Days to Germination: 7–10 Days
- Row Spacing: 24 Inches
- Plant Spacing: 12–18 Inches
- 100-Foot Row Yield: Approx. 40 lbs
- Sun Requirements: Full Sun
- Harvest Time: Approximately 73 Days
How to Save Sweet Cherry Pepper Seeds
Sweet Cherry Peppers are primarily self-pollinating, but they can cross-pollinate with other pepper varieties of the same species. To maintain seed purity, separate different pepper varieties by at least 500 feet when saving seeds.
Allow Sweet Cherry Peppers to fully ripen and begin drying naturally on the plant before harvesting for seed saving. Once harvested, cut the peppers open and carefully remove the seeds from the interior.
Spread the seeds out in a single layer on a screen, paper towel, or drying rack and allow them to dry thoroughly for approximately one week. Once completely dry, store the seeds in a cool dry location in a labeled airtight container for future planting seasons.
