SECTION: Vegetable Seeds, Peppers, Sweet, Capsicum annuum
Legendary sweet pepper. Easy to grow and productive. 24 inch plants bear tapered, 8-10" long, crinkly fruits that ripen quickly to bright red. Thin walls have a perfect combination of sweetness and crunch, with smoky, delicate, complex flavors. Arguably the finest frying pepper--becomes perfectly creamy and soft when fried. Roasted, it caramelizes: sweet with a tinge of heat. Freezes and dries well. Italian heirloom from the Nardello family.
One packet will plant 20 sq ft when using 12" spacing in the bed.
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EA CULTURE: H/Matures 9-12/Harvest up to 17/Yield fresh 36-197, hot dried 5-20/Spacing 12"
DAYS TO MAT: 65-75
SEEDS PER PACKET: 30
SOURCE CODE: C
APPROX GERM DAYS: 8-25
PLANTING DEPTH: 1/2"
WHEN TO PLANT: 8 weeks before last frost
PACKET LABEL INSTRUCTIONS: Cultivation similar to tomato. Start seeds indoors about two months before last hard frost. Overwatering in flats may cause damping-off or fungus. Transplant seedlings 12" apart into a sunny area when soil is warm and nights are above 50 F. Protect from cutworms. Can tolerate marginal fertility but responds to calcium, phosphorous (bone meal), and magnesium. Water evenly to avoid stress and blossom end rot. Use green or wait until red.
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