Sweet pepper Lesya Seeds

Lesya is a heart-shaped sweet pepper (Capsicum annuum, family Solanaceae), an heirloom from Ukraine. Fruits are 10–12 cm long and 100–200 g, ripening from green to glossy red with thick walls, on a compact plant of 50–70 cm. The packet holds 5 seeds.

Fruit and plant

• Fruit: heart-shaped, 10–12 cm, 100–200 g, thick-walled and firm.
• Colour: green, ripening to glossy red.
• Taste: sweet and juicy, crisp.
• Plant: compact and bushy, 50–70 cm tall.

Kitchen use

Thick walls make Lesya good for roasting, stuffing, grilling and pickling, as well as for eating fresh.

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 Lesya.

FAQ

What shape is the fruit?

Heart-shaped, 10–12 cm long.

How tall is the plant?

Compact and bushy, 50–70 cm tall.

When does it ripen?

Typically 75–85 days after transplanting, when the fruit turns red.