Trinidad Pimento Pepper

Light green to bright red seasoning pepper with little to no heat. Very popular in Trinidad and throughout the Caribbean, seasoning peppers are tastier substitutes for bell peppers, and perfect for making heatless (or nearly heatless) yet very flavorful sauces and salsas.  Photo by Amirah Mitchell of Sistah Seeds. Days to maturity: 75-90 Seeds per pack: 25 Germination rate: 60% on 12/12/2024 Planting / harvesting notes Start seeds indoors 8-10 weeks before the last frost and transplant into the garden well after the danger of frost. Keep seedlings moist but do not overwater. Transplants should be initially watered in well, and plants will be most productive with regular irrigation and full sun. These abundant, lanky plants may have to be staked. Seed keeping notes Peppers are generally self-pollinating, though we isolate different varieties of the same species by at least 50 feet, in hopes that flying insects will not cross pollinate them unexpectedly. There are several important speci