Pkt (≈ 10 seeds)
Cubanelle type. Early maturing and delivers excellent yields of marketable fruit, even when other varieties fail to make size. Aruba's erect, vigorous plants produce a highly uniform crop of elongated 3 - 4 lobed fruit that have thin walls and measure 7 1/2" x 2 1/2". Aruba peppers ripen from a pale lime green to bright red.
Plant: Sow seeds indoors 8-10 weeks before the last frost. Grow in full sun and keep soil temperature in the mid-70's. Transplant to garden 2-3 weeks after last frost.
Care: Water regularly and fertilize when 6" (15cm) tall and again in mid-summer.
Harvest: Carefully cut fruit from plant when full size, whether yellow-green or red, but before they begin to soften. Harvest regularly.
Your Health: Excellent source of vitamins A and C.