Jimmy Nardello Pepper

Jimmy Nardello is a prized Italian frying pepper with sweet, thin-walled red fruits and no heat at all (0 SHU). Plants produce an abundance of curved peppers around 5 inches long that are excellent fresh, dried, or fried.

At a glance

• Type: Sweet frying pepper (Capsicum annuum)
• Heat: 0 SHU (no heat)
• Fruit length: About 5 inches, curved
• Color: Deep red when ripe
• Heritage: Genetics traced to the early 1900s
• Sun: Full sun
• Non-GMO: Open-pollinated heirloom

Best for

• Frying and grilling
• Italian cooking
• Fresh eating
• Drying
• Sauteing with onions

How to grow

Start seeds indoors 8 to 10 weeks before the last frost and transplant into full sun once the soil is warm. Plants are productive and benefit from light staking under heavy fruit set. Harvest peppers red for the sweetest flavor.

Flavor profile

Sweet, rich, and fruity with no heat, developing a deep caramelized flavor when fried or grilled.

About MIgardener

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