Abstract

Bell peppers (Capsicum annuum) are widely grown as an open-field vegetable crop in West Virginia.  There is limited production of bell peppers in high tunnels.  However, the high tunnel protected microenvironment may accelerate maturity and improve quality of colored bell peppers for late-season bell peppers.  Late season peppers have high market value since open-field production has completed by the first frost in mid-October.  The objective of this research was to evaluate 7 bell pepper cultivars planted within a high tunnel in early August for late fall harvest in West Virginia in 2025.   The bell peppers were once-over harvested in late November and separated as marketable and unmarketable.   ‘Revolution’ and ‘Sprinter’ produced significantly heavier fruit with high marketable yield.  ‘Sailfish’ and ‘Turnpike’ also were excellent bell pepper cultivars.  With the exception of ‘Flavorburst’ no fully-colored fruit was harvested since the planting date was apparently too late for full color development.

Keywords

bell peppers, high tunnel

DOI

10.5703/1288284318577

Date of this Version

3-2026

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