Color-Changing Fruits
Produces green peppers that develop an attractive red to pink-red color as they fully ripen.
Turquoise Pepper Seeds for Sale
Suitable for home gardening use
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Turquoise Pepper Seeds
Turquoise Pepper is a mid-season sweet pepper variety known for its attractive blocky fruits, thick walls, and juicy, flavorful flesh. The fruits develop a green color at technical maturity and turn red to pink-red when fully ripe. This productive variety grows well in home vegetable gardens, outdoor beds, and greenhouses. Its large, uniform peppers are suitable for fresh eating, stuffing, cooking, and preserving.
Sweet Pepper Variety
Thick-Walled Fruits
Green to Red Peppers
Vegetable Garden Seeds
Key Features
Thick and Juicy Flesh
Develops fleshy, thick-walled peppers with a crisp texture and naturally sweet flavor.
Large Blocky Peppers
Produces uniform, three- to four-lobed fruits measuring approximately 10–11 cm.
Productive Plants
Develops compact to medium-sized plants that produce multiple peppers during the growing season.
Product Highlights
Mid-season sweet pepper variety
Green fruits mature to red or pink-red
Large blocky fruit shape
Thick 6–10 mm fruit walls
Approximately 10–11 cm fruit size
Juicy and sweet pepper flavor
Suitable for outdoor gardens
Can be grown in greenhouses
Useful for stuffing and cooking
Suitable for fresh vegetable harvests
Specifications
| Scientific Name | Capsicum annuum |
| Common Name | Turquoise Pepper; Sweet Pepper |
| Plant Family | Solanaceae |
| Seed Type | Sweet Vegetable Pepper Seeds |
| Variety Type | Mid-Season Sweet Pepper |
| Growth Habit | Upright, compact to medium-sized plant |
| Fruit Shape | Blocky, three- to four-lobed |
| Fruit Color | Green at technical maturity; red to pink-red when fully ripe |
| Fruit Size | Approximately 10–11 cm |
| Fruit Weight | Approximately 150–350 grams |
| Fruit Wall Thickness | Approximately 6–10 mm |
| Flavor | Sweet, juicy, and mild |
| USDA Hardiness Zones | Grown as a warm-season annual in suitable growing conditions |
| Planting Season | Spring after frost; indoors 8–10 weeks before the last frost |
| Seed Starting | Start indoors in warm, moist seed-starting mix |
| Germination Time | Approximately 7–14 days under favorable conditions |
| Germination Temperature | Approximately 80–85°F (27–29°C) |
| Sunlight | Full sun, approximately 6–8 hours daily |
| Soil Requirements | Fertile, well-drained, organic-rich soil |
| Watering | Regular watering with consistent soil moisture |
| Plant Height | Approximately 50–80 cm |
| Days to Maturity | Approximately 75–80 days after transplanting |
| Growing Conditions | Warm outdoor gardens and greenhouses |
| Uses | Fresh eating, salads, stuffing, cooking, and preserving |
Growing Guide
Step 1: Start the Seeds
Sow Turquoise Pepper seeds indoors approximately 8–10 weeks before the last expected frost. Plant seeds about 1/4 inch deep in a warm, moist seed-starting mix. Maintain temperatures around 80–85°F for successful germination.
Sow Turquoise Pepper seeds indoors approximately 8–10 weeks before the last expected frost. Plant seeds about 1/4 inch deep in a warm, moist seed-starting mix. Maintain temperatures around 80–85°F for successful germination.
Step 2: Provide Warmth and Light
Keep the growing medium consistently moist without waterlogging. Place seedlings in a warm location with bright light. Once seedlings emerge, provide sufficient sunlight or suitable grow lighting.
Keep the growing medium consistently moist without waterlogging. Place seedlings in a warm location with bright light. Once seedlings emerge, provide sufficient sunlight or suitable grow lighting.
Step 3: Transplant Outdoors
Harden off seedlings gradually before transplanting them outdoors after the danger of frost has passed. Choose a sunny location with fertile, well-drained soil and sufficient growing space.
Harden off seedlings gradually before transplanting them outdoors after the danger of frost has passed. Choose a sunny location with fertile, well-drained soil and sufficient growing space.
Step 4: Water and Maintain Plants
Water regularly to maintain consistent soil moisture, especially during flowering and fruit development. Avoid excessive watering and prolonged waterlogging.
Water regularly to maintain consistent soil moisture, especially during flowering and fruit development. Avoid excessive watering and prolonged waterlogging.
Step 5: Support Healthy Fruit Development
Apply a balanced vegetable fertilizer as needed. Keep the planting area free from weeds and monitor plants for common pepper pests. Support branches if heavy fruit production causes them to bend.
Apply a balanced vegetable fertilizer as needed. Keep the planting area free from weeds and monitor plants for common pepper pests. Support branches if heavy fruit production causes them to bend.
Step 6: Harvest the Peppers
Harvest fruits when they reach their desired size. Green peppers can be picked at technical maturity, while allowing them to remain on the plant produces their mature red to pink-red color and fully developed sweet flavor.
Harvest fruits when they reach their desired size. Green peppers can be picked at technical maturity, while allowing them to remain on the plant produces their mature red to pink-red color and fully developed sweet flavor.
Grow Flavorful Harvests with Turquoise Pepper
Turquoise Pepper is a productive sweet pepper variety valued for its large, thick-walled fruits and juicy flavor. Its green-to-red ripening color and versatile culinary uses make it a useful addition to home vegetable gardens and greenhouse growing spaces. Provide warm temperatures, full sunlight, and consistent moisture for healthy plants and flavorful pepper harvests.
Frequently Asked Questions
Find helpful information about Turquoise Pepper fruit colors, growing time, and harvesting.
What color are Turquoise Pepper fruits when fully ripe?
Turquoise Pepper fruits are green during technical maturity and develop a red to pink-red color as they fully ripen. The name refers to the variety rather than a confirmed turquoise-blue fruit color. For the sweetest flavor, allow the peppers to mature fully on the plant.
How long does Turquoise Pepper take to produce mature peppers?
Turquoise Pepper is a mid-season variety that produces harvestable fruits approximately 75–80 days after transplanting under suitable growing conditions. The exact harvest time can vary with temperature, sunlight, soil fertility, and watering. Allow additional time for fruits to change from green to their fully ripe color.
Are Turquoise Peppers sweet or hot, and how can they be used?
Turquoise Pepper is a sweet pepper variety with juicy flesh and a mild flavor rather than a hot chili taste. Its thick-walled, blocky fruits are suitable for fresh salads, stuffing, roasting, cooking, and preserving. The large fruit size and fleshy texture make it particularly useful for stuffed pepper recipes.