Pepper 'Gypsy'

My first attempts at growing sweet peppers in the cool summers of the Bay Area did not go well. The bell pepper plants for sale at the nurseries were not productive & not that tasty either. Then I found 'Gypsy' & it has been my mainstay pepper ever since. At 6-7” long & torpedo shaped, it was “meatier” than the other types. And with good reason it was selected an All American Selection winner in 1981. 'Gypsy' is amazingly productive (sometimes so loaded that I can hardly see the plants), & the peppers get so sweet that I often eat them like apples off the bush. Sweet, but still with a fine pepper taste. If like many customers you prefer a less sweet pepper, it is also very tasty at the green to yellow stage. The skin is thin, so it is very good sauted & stuffed. Possibly the finest sweet pepper for the Bay Area. Since it is a hybrid, you will not be able to collect seed, but in my opinion it is well worth purchasing every year. Grow in full sun, 12-16” apart.

Anni J.
Propagator