About this variety
Ramiro is a long, tapered sweet pepper (Capsicum annuum, family Solanaceae). Fruits reach 18–22 cm and 120–200 g and ripen from green to red, orange or yellow. The packet holds 5 seeds.
Fruit and plant
- Fruit: long and tapered, 18–22 cm, 120–200 g, thick crunchy walls, glossy skin.
- Colour: green, ripening to red, orange or yellow.
- Taste: sweet with a light fruity note; crisp.
- Plant: upright and bushy, 60–90 cm tall.
Kitchen use
Ramiro is eaten fresh in salads, grilled, roasted or stuffed, and its sweetness carries into sauces and stir-fries.
Sow warm, about 6 mm deep
Keep the soil at 18–35 °C, the optimum range for this species. At 25–35 °C seedlings usually appear in about 8–9 days. Sow about 6 mm deep and start indoors 8–10 weeks before the last frost date. These figures are typical for Capsicum annuum, not measured on this lot.
Planting out and harvest
Move the plants outdoors when the weather is reliably warm and frost is over. Space them 40–50 cm apart in full sun and well-drained, fertile soil, water regularly and mulch. Fruit is typically ready 75–85 days after transplanting, counted from the day the plants go outside.
Keeping spare seed
Pepper seed of this species stays usable for about 2 years when stored cool, dark and dry. We do not state a germination percentage for this packet.
What you get
5 seeds of Sweet Pepper Ramiro.
FAQ
What colour will the fruit be?
It starts green and ripens to red, orange or yellow.
How long are the peppers?
18–22 cm.
When can I pick ripe fruit?
Typically 75–85 days after transplanting.




