Sites and Soils A well-drained, sandy loam soil is ideal for pepper production. Other soil types can be used satisfactorily. Site selection can be important if early yield is desired. For early production the site should have a sandy soil and southern exposure causing the soil to warm quickly in the spring. The site selected should not have been cropped to pepper, tomato, eggplant, or potato during the previous two seasons to avoid diseases.
Bells are sweet peppers which are grown primarily for fresh market.
Their shape is blocky with 3 to 4 lobes and thick flesh. Most are green when immature and red when ripe. Varieties that perform well in Oklahoma are Keystone Resistant Giant, Yolo Wonder, California Wonder 300, Lady Bell, Hybelle, and Pip. Most require 75 to 80 days from transplanting to harvest. Chili type Chili peppers are pungent and thin fleshed.