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Bull Nose Large Bell Pepper
Capsicum annuum
The Bull Nose Large Bell Pepper is very early sweet bell pepper heirloom that was prevalent in the 1800s. Fearing Burr described this bell pepper in his Field and Garden Vegetables of America as the best and most wholesome of all pickled peppers not only because of its mildness, but for it thick, fleshy, and tender rind. The pepper matures from green to scarlet. It can be used green, but is sweeter when red. It matures 55-80 days from transplant.
Only 5 seed companies offered this seed for sale in 2004, down from 20 sources in 1981.
These crunchy peppers are fun to eat raw and the walls are thick enough to hold a hearty dip. And, of course, they’re delicious pickled.
Producers/Contacts:
Decorah, IA
Seed Savers Exchange
3094 North Winn Road
Decorah, IA 52101
563-382-5990
www.seedsavers.org
Mansfield, MO
Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds
2278 Baker Creek Road
Mansfield, MO 65704
417-924-8917
www.rareseeds.com
West Elizabeth, PA
Heirloom Seeds
PO Box 245
West Elizabeth, PA 15088
412-384-0852
www.heirloomseeds.com
Winchester, IN
Rich Farm Garden Supply
985 W. State Road 32
Winchester, IN 47394
www.richfarmgarden.com
Mineral, VA
Southern Exposure Seed Exchange
PO Box 460
Mineral, VA 23117
540-894-9480
www.southernexposure.com
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