VegetablePepper
Chablis Pepper
Chablis is an F1 hybrid pepper that rewrites what early-season gardeners can expect from their plants. In just 60 to 69 days from transplant, it produces stunning blocky bell peppers that ripen from white through orange to a deep scarlet red, each fruit measuring 4 by 3 inches with impressively thick walls. Growing only 12 to 18 inches tall, this compact upright plant thrives in containers, raised beds, or garden plots across hardiness zones 4 through 13, making it one of the most adaptable sweet peppers available. Its lack of heat (0 Scoville Heat Units) and reliable yields in diverse growing conditions earn it a devoted following among gardeners who value speed, shape, and taste without the fuss.
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Growing Conditions
USDA Zone
4-13
Sunlight
Full Sun
Water
Moderate
Soil
Well-drained, Fertile Loam With Organic Matter
Growth Stats
18 in
Height
TypeUpright
Spacing
18
Plant Profile
Sunlight
Full Sun
Water
Moderate
Zones
4-13
Size
18in H x ?in W
Growth
—
Care
Low
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Highlights
Chablis delivers the unusual combination of early maturity and color transformation that most gardeners associate with much longer-season varieties. The fruit's blocky shape and thick walls give it excellent weight and substance in the kitchen, while its compact 12 to 18 inch frame makes it surprisingly productive in containers and tight spaces. Its proven resistance to Bacterial Leaf Spot and Tobacco Mosaic Virus, paired with tolerance for Blossom End Rot, means you spend more time harvesting and less time troubleshooting typical pepper problems.
Common Uses
As a sweet pepper with thick walls and substantial fruit size, Chablis excels at fresh eating, roasting, and stuffing. The blocky shape and generous wall thickness make it particularly suited to halving and grilling whole, or dicing for salads and stir-fries where its sweet flavor shines without any heat to distract. The dramatic color progression from white through orange to red also makes it a striking choice for fresh market growers and home gardeners who want visual appeal as much as flavor.
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Care Instructions
Start Indoors
Start seeds indoors 6 to 8 weeks before your target transplant date. Maintain soil temperature between 70 and 85 degrees Fahrenheit for reliable germination. Keep seedlings in bright light once they emerge.
Transplant Outdoors
Transplant seedlings outdoors after your last frost date when daytime temperatures consistently reach 70 degrees Fahrenheit or higher and nighttime lows stay above 50 degrees Fahrenheit. Space plants 18 inches apart with 36 inches between rows. Harden off seedlings gradually over 7 to 10 days before planting.
Harvesting
Chablis peppers reach full maturity 60 to 69 days after transplanting. Harvest fruit when it reaches full blocky shape and measures approximately 4 by 3 inches; at this stage you can pick peppers at any color stage from white through orange to scarlet red. For maximum sweetness and flavor, allow peppers to fully mature and redden on the plant before cutting them free with pruners. Peppers can be harvested at earlier color stages if desired for different flavor nuances.
Pruning
Minimal pruning is needed for Chablis due to its compact upright growth habit. Pinching out early flower buds in the first 3 to 4 weeks after transplanting encourages bushier development and can lead to more productive plants overall.
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Companion Planting
Pests & Diseases
Ecology & Traits
Edible
Scientific Classification
Capsicum annuum
Family
Solanaceae
Genus
Capsicum
Growth Habit
Upright
Native Status
L48 (NI)HI (I)PR (I)VI (I)