Marconi Red Sweet Pepper Seeds (Organic)

Marconi Red Sweet Pepper (Capsicum annuum) is an heirloom Italian sweet pepper with elongated fruit up to 12 inches long and 3 inches across at the shoulders. An early, high-yielding variety, it is ideal for frying and tasty at both the green and fully red stages.

At a glance

• Botanical name: Capsicum annuum
• Type: Heirloom tender annual, organic
• Days to maturity: 70 to 85 days
• Germination: 6 to 15 days
• Soil temperature: 75 to 85 degrees F
• Sun: Full sun
• Planting depth: 1/4 inch
• Spacing after thinning: 12 inches
• Height at maturity: 20 to 26 inches
• Seeds per pack: about 50

Best for

• Frying and roasting
• Fresh eating green or red
• High-yield home and market gardens
• Full-sun raised beds and rows
• Vitamin-rich sweet pepper harvests

How to grow

Start seeds indoors 8 weeks before the last frost; direct seeding is not recommended. Plant 1/4 inch deep in deeply worked, well-drained soil rich in organic matter with a pH of 6.0 to 6.8. Grow in full sun and thin to 12 inches apart, staking to keep fruit off the ground and mulching for weed and disease control. Water deeply without overwatering. Harvest the first fruits early to encourage continued production, cutting rather than pulling them from the stems.

Flavor profile

Sweet and mild with no heat, rich and full-flavored when fried or roasted and even sweeter at the fully red stage.

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