Description

Capsicum Snackabelle Red (Capsicum annuum) is a compact, sweet mini bell pepper variety celebrated for its crisp texture, vibrant red colour, and deliciously mild flavour. Each fruit is thick-walled, blocky, and typically measures 5–7 cm in length, making it the perfect size for snacking, stuffing, or using in colourful salads.

This variety is early maturing, producing fruit within 60-80 days from transplanting, and is particularly suited to container gardening, raised beds, or smaller garden spaces. With its bushy, upright growth habit (reaching up to 30-60 cm tall), Snackabelle performs well in sunny South African conditions, especially in spring through early autumn. It prefers warm temperatures between 20–30°C and thrives in well-drained, fertile soils.

Due to its ornamental appeal, high yield, and disease tolerance, Snackabelle is a favourite among urban gardeners, balcony growers, and anyone seeking a productive, low-maintenance pepper with excellent flavour and versatility.

 

Benefits

Easy To Grow From Seed

• A great benefit to growing Snackabelle Red is that the plant is quite hardy and is easy to grow from seed.
• It is a low maintenance and suitable for beginners.

Insect Repellant and Pollinator

• Flowers attract bees and other pollinators, enhancing garden biodiversity.
  
• Acts as a mild trap crop for aphids, helping to draw pests away from other sensitive crops.
  

Culinary & Medicinal Use

• Perfect for raw snacking, lunchboxes, salads, and stuffed appetisers.
  
• Naturally sweet without bitterness – ideal for children.
  
• Contains vitamin C and antioxidants that support immune health.
  

Nutritional Benefits

• Rich in vitamin C, vitamin A (beta-carotene), and dietary fibre.
  
• Contains potassium and folate, important for heart and cell health.
  
• Naturally low in kilojoules, promoting weight-conscious snacking.
  
• Antioxidant-rich – supports eye health and inflammation reduction.

Garden Performance

• Compact and ornamental plant – suitable for patios and balcony gardens.
• Quick to mature, offering multiple flushes in one growing season.
• High disease resistance and consistent production even in smaller root spaces.

 

How To Use

Snackabelle Red's flourishes under the following conditions:

• Season: Spring to Summer
• Temperature: 20-30°C
• Germinate: 7-14 days
• Depth: 6 mm
• Spacing: 30x45 cm
• Harvest: 60-80 days
• Height: Fruit 5-7 cm / Plant 30-60 cm
• Flowering Season: Late Spring to Summer
• Exposure: Full sun (6-8 hours daily)

Ideal Growing Environment

• Prefers a well drained substrate with amendments or pre-made soil containing all the necessary base additives. Ideal pH 6.0–6.8.
• Regular, moderate watering – keep soil consistently moist but not waterlogged.
• Monthly organic fertiliser or compost tea. Add potassium and phosphorus supplement during fruiting.
• Prefers moderate humidity (50–70%); ensure good ventilation to reduce disease.
• Perfect for warm regions of South Africa (e.g. Gauteng, Limpopo, Western Cape, KwaZulu-Natal). Protect from wind and extreme heat spikes.
• Benefits from being planted alongside carrots, onions, basil, spinach, and marigolds.
• Intercropping: Pair with basil, marigolds, or clover for pest control and soil health.
• Crop Rotation: Follow with peas, clover, or lettuce. Avoid same family (nightshades or brassicas) in the same bed for 3 years.
• Soil Rejuvenation: Plant after nitrogen fixers to restore nutrients. Namely red clover, white clover, lucerne (alfalfa), peas greenfeast.
• Avoid planting with fennel, broccoli and cauliflower – may compete or stunt growth.

 

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