Prima Belle Pepper Seeds

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A traditional sweet pepper for stuffing, the Prima Belle produces large 4-lobed fruits with very thick flesh, picked green for crunch or red for sweetness.

The packet contains 25 organic, open-pollinated seeds. Sow under cover at 20 to 25 °C, and plant out in May.

Ref. P5063·Vegetable seeds
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The summary

  • What you receive: a packet of 25 Prima Belle pepper seeds, organic and open-pollinated.
  • Sowing: under cover from February to April, at 20 to 25 °C, 8 to 10 weeks before planting out.
  • The fruit: a large sweet pepper with 4 lobes, dark green then bright red.
  • Choosing when to pick: green for crunch, red for sweetness.
  • Space in the ground: one plant every 50 cm, for a plant of 60 cm to 1 m.
  • Harvest: first ripe fruit 4 to 5 months after sowing, until October.

Sweet pepper for stuffing, very thick flesh, for cool climates

Prima Belle pepper seeds, from the Kokopelli Association, are a traditional sweet pepper for stuffing, selected for cool climates. It produces large, 4-lobed fruits with very thick flesh, picked green for crunchiness or red for sweetness. The packet contains 25 organic seeds, to be sown under cover from February to April.

Prima Belle is a traditional sweet pepper, for stuffing, selected for cool climates. Its large, 4-lobed, dark green fruits turn bright red when ripe and have very thick flesh. The plant reaches 60 cm to 1 m in height, crops mid-season and is not very susceptible to viruses, two qualities that matter if your summer stays short.

Sow the pepper in a light compost

A pepper seed spends 8 to 10 weeks in a pot before planting out, so the quality of the plant depends first of all on the grow medium in that pot. The light peat-free compost at pH 6 gives young roots an airy, lightly fertilised medium that does not compact with watering. You then keep control of nutrition from transplanting into an individual pot, instead of relying on the reserves of a multipurpose compost.

🫑 Green or red

The same fruit is picked at two stages, and that choice changes what ends up on your plate. Picked green, as soon as it has reached its size, it keeps a firm flesh and a clean flavour; left on the plant until it turns red, it becomes softer and sweeter. Regular picking encourages further flowering, whereas a fruit ripening on the plant slows the production of those that follow. Harvested peppers keep for 1 to 2 weeks in a cool place.

Picked green

Its flesh is firm and crunchy, its flavour more distinct, and the plant regrows straight away.

Picked red

Its flesh is more tender and sweeter, at the cost of a few extra weeks on the plant.

The compromise

Pick the first green fruits and let the last ones of the season turn red.

🗓️ A plant's timeline

A pepper occupies its place for a long time: sown from February to April, at 20 to 25 °C, it spends 8 to 10 weeks in the nursery, then gives its first ripe fruit 4 to 5 months after sowing. Do not put your plants out until the nights stay above 15 °C, even if the days are fine, as its growth slows markedly below that. Allow 50 cm between plants, and put in a stake when the plant reaches 30 cm. The Syrian Stuffing aubergine follows a similar calendar.

In aquaponics, this long calendar calls for a system that is already stable, with the nitrogen cycle established. The pH should sit between 6.4 and 7.5, preferably in the lower part of that range, since above 7.2 iron, manganese and phosphorus become hard for the plants to absorb. At flowering, your plants need potassium and phosphorus, which are often limiting in the water of a fish tank, as well as calcium, which prevents blossom end rot in the fruit. The guide to growing peppers in aquaponics covers these inputs in detail.

🐝 Flowers and fruit set

The pepper is self-pollinating: each flower carries the pollen that fertilises it, and in your vegetable garden the wind or insects are enough to release it in the open air. Under a closed shelter, however, this movement is missing, and you replace it by shaking the plants every day or by running a small brush through the flowers every 2 to 3 days. Heat also plays a part: above 32 °C, the pollen becomes sterile and the flowers drop without setting fruit. The method is described step by step in the guide to pollinating your plants indoors.

Technical specifications

The sachet

Capacity
25 seedsEnough to plant around ten specimens, including germination losses.
Seed origin
Kokopelli associationOrganic seeds, royalty-free.
Seed type
Open-pollinated, non-hybridReproducible: seed from your own harvest will give the same variety.
Seed storage
Around 3 yearsStore in a dry, cool, dark place.

The variety

Botanical name
Capsicum annuum
Type
Sweet pepper for stuffingNo prickles, very thick flesh.
Fruit
Cube-shaped, with 4 lobesDark green, then bright red when ripe.
Adult height
60 cm to 1 m
Earliness
Mid-season
Variety origin
United States, 1987Selected for cool climates.

Seedling and harvest

Seedlings under cover
February to AprilIn pots or in cell trays, under a bright shelter.
Germination temperature
20 to 25 °C
Time in the nursery
8 to 10 weeks
Installation
Nights above 15 °CAfter the last frosts, with the stem buried up to the first leaves.
Spacing
50 cmStake to be put in place when the plant reaches 30 cm.
First ripe fruits
4 to 5 months after sowing

To budget for separately

Seedling grow medium
Light potting compost in small pots
Growing medium
Clay pebbles or coir

10 further specifications are available in the detailed view.

In the box

  • 1 packet of 25 organic Prima Belle sweet pepper seeds

Pack size, fruit, height and sowing: Kokopelli seed supplier data sheet (ref. P5063), checked on 11/10/2026. Harvest times and temperature thresholds: the shop's pepper growing guide, guidelines for mainland France.

Manufacturer and product safety

Manufacturer
Association Kokopelli (SIREN 433481124, TVA FR80433481124)
Postal address
7 route de Sabarat, Forêt de Castagnès, 09290 Le Mas-d'Azil, France
Contact
Formulaire de contact : https://kokopelli-semences.fr/fr/faq/ (aucune adresse e-mail publique) ; téléphone 05 61 67 69 87

Information provided under Regulation (EU) 2023/988 on general product safety.

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Frequently asked questions

6 questions

6 key questions

Growing calendar

Reference points for mainland France, to be shifted by approximately two weeks depending on your region.

Stage
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Installation2 months Installation: noInstallation: noInstallation: noInstallation: noInstallation in MayInstallation in JuneInstallation: noInstallation: noInstallation: noInstallation: noInstallation: noInstallation: no
Harvest green3 months Harvest green: noHarvest green: noHarvest green: noHarvest green: noHarvest green: noHarvest green: noHarvest green in JulyHarvest green in AugustHarvest green in SeptemberHarvest green: noHarvest green: noHarvest green: no
Harvest when red3 months Harvest when red: noHarvest when red: noHarvest when red: noHarvest when red: noHarvest when red: noHarvest when red: noHarvest when red: noHarvest when red in AugustHarvest when red in SeptemberHarvest when red in OctoberHarvest when red: noHarvest when red: no
KeySeedlings under coverInstallationHarvest greenHarvest when red
This month October

    Growing guidance

    Germination temperature
    20 to 25 °CBelow 20 °C, germination becomes erratic
    Germination time
    10 to 15 days
    Time in the nursery
    8 to 10 weeks
    Minimum planting threshold
    Nights above 15 °CGrowth slows markedly below this
    Spacing
    50 cmBetween two plants, in the row as well as in the grow bed
    Adult height
    60 cm to 1 m
    First ripe fruits
    4 to 5 months after sowing
    Harvest period
    July to October
    pH in aquaponics
    6.8 to 7Above 7.2, iron becomes difficult to absorb
    Seed storage
    Around 3 yearsDry and away from light

    What you need to know

    • A pepper seedling written off as a failure is almost always one that was sown too cold. Between 20 and 25 °C, germination already takes 10 to 15 days: give it that time before drawing conclusions.
    • Decide by the night, not the day, when planting out. Below 15 °C at night, pepper growth slows markedly.
    • Picking green restarts flowering, while letting the fruit turn red slows it. On a small number of plants, pick the first green fruits and keep the last ones of the season for red.
    • Remove the first flower, the one that appears in the fork, if the plant is still small. A young plant that sets fruit too early stops growing.
    • Under glass, shake the plants every day during flowering. The pepper is self-pollinating, but its pollen needs some movement to be released.
    • In aquaponics, this crop ties up a growing space from February through to October. On a small system, that is the space three successive batches of lettuce could have used one after another.

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