Mega Marconi Tall Sweet Pepper

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OUT-OF-STOCK FOR 2022. 95 days. This gigantic sweet pepper is a show stopper! Italian-type sweet peppers are 6-8 inches long, 3 inches wide and are blocky shaped with a blunt tip. Fruits have thick walls that ripen to red with a sweet, almost smoky taste. Great raw or cooked – grilling or roasting enhances their incredible flavor. Productive and easy to grow, they are a winner in the garden. In fertile soil, plants can reach a height of 3 feet and have as many as 15 peppers! Can be harvested green, but we prefer to wait until they are red when their full flavor develops. Peppers store for 2 weeks at room temperature and a month in the fridge. They will ripen off the vine in storage. Our original seeds were given to us by organic farmer, breeder, and pepper expert Doug Jones of Piedmont Biofarm in North Carolina. Doug began to dehybridize the Hybrid Italian Giant Marconi pepper, selecting for vigor and large fruit size. In its 5th year, we have continued his project and are making this fabulous pepper available to you! Since this project is still in progress, there is still some size and shape variability in the plants. (aka Mega Marconi)