Friggitello Sweet Pepper

Friggitello is an Italian pepper with elongated fruits, around 6-9cm long. Ripen from green to bright red. Traditionally used as green for frying and eaten whole as a mangetout. Harvested as red and ripe they have a strong and sweet pepper flavor. Quite compact plants around 50-60cm. Capsicum annuum. Mid-season. 10seeds/pack

Normally sweet pepper plants, grow to about 50-70cm high, but also lower varieties exist only about 20-30cm high. Also, higher varieties up to 100-130 can be found. The spacing between the plants depends on their size, the larger plant the more spacing is needed. The flavor ranges from very mild and sweet to spicier, some tasting of lemon, and some of more fruity flavor. Can be used fresh and raw in salads etc, cooked or fermented into sauce, dried to a powder, filled and heated in the oven, and much more.

How to Grow

Capsicum are quite heat-demanding plants. In a cooler climate, a protected area or a greenhouse is recommended. Sow indoors in sterilized potting soil, about 0,5cm - 1cm deep. Capsicum seeds are NOT light germinating and they might dry out if sown on top of the soil. The best temperature for germination is about 22-30°C. Capsicum takes quite a long time to germinate, in general about 10-30 days. After germination, lower the temperature to around 18°C. Capsicum is quite slow and requires a long season to produce fruit. Sow between 2-5 months before planting outdoors, depending on your own conditions. Can be pruned for more compact plants.