09/17/2026
Field tour today at a local bell pepper field. Did you know ? Each plant produces 4-5 pounds. King pepper the first pepper produced and is discard. Peppers get a sunscreen applied. Pepper plants are spaced about 10” apart. Green peppers turn into red peppers. Weeds early on can be removed using lasers. Later they need hand weeding. Harvesting equipment can pick the peppers, sort them with cameras, remove weeds and with only 2-3 persons. Early harvest start 1st week of August and lasts til first freeze. Thank you Farmers!!’