Bell peppers

[Silver Ether]

I have looked on the book shelves but can find anything already there so if this has been covered just tut and point me to the right place please ...

I have four pepper plants indoors two on the kitchen window and two in the conservatory ... all have peppers on them and they are quite small plants 10/12 inches high. How big can I expect the peppers to get as they are such dainty looking plants. I have grown pepper before but it was so long ago I can't remember.

[Odsox]

It all depends on the variety, but most Bell Pepper plants don't grow very tall, 18 ins to 2 feet is about average.
They have a very weak root system so they only need a smallish pot if you are growing them indoors, an 8" pot is plenty.
Feed once a weak with a tomato fertiliser and that's about it, apart from enjoying fresh peppers instead of the withery supermarket ones.

[JR]

I did them last year and because the plants were small I thought so were the peppers, mine were about 4 inches across. Tasty though. I dont know how you grow big ones, lots of manure and in the ground in a poly tunnel would probably give them the best shot.

[Odsox]

The secret of growing peppers is to start as early as you can, they are very slow growing especially in the first stages.
Sown in February on a warm windowsill would be fine and a 2 foot high plant would produce full sized peppers if fed with tomato fertiliser.
Also growing in an 8 inch pot helps as it keeps the roots warm, but keep well watered in this situation.