Sweet Pepper 'Liberty Belle' F1

Common name: Sweet pepper

Description: 'Liberty Belle' F1 is a dependable, high-yielding sweet pepper producing a generous crop of medium-sized, blocky, yellow-ripening fruits with a sweet, mild flavour that is excellent both raw and cooked. The compact, bushy plants perform well in containers or grow bags in a warm spot, making 'Liberty Belle' a popular choice for patio and greenhouse growing. It crops prolifically from midsummer through to autumn.

Other benefits: high-yielding, sweet mild flavour, compact habit suitable for containers and grow bags, good outdoor performer in sheltered conditions

Wildlife attraction: Bees pollinate the white flowers throughout summer.

Height & spread (approx.) at maturity: 60–70cm x 40cm

Position: Full sun in a warm, sheltered spot; best results under glass.

Soil pH: Neutral; rich, fertile, moist, well-drained compost.

Moisture: Water generously and consistently. Feed with high-potash fertiliser weekly once fruiting.

Winter hardiness: Frost-tender perennial grown as a half-hardy annual; plant out once all risk of frost has passed and bring indoors or discard in autumn.