'California Wonder' Bell Peppers

I grew those last year and did not save any seeds. they are wonderful for stuffing and/or roasting, and the plants were very prolific. sort of forgot about them, but now i have to have more seeds for next year! thanks for mentioning them. should not have forgotten the italian type pepper with the norse name!

Thoricini?
Thoriello?

Thorry about that.

I'm glad I stumbled on it in the Territorial paper catalog. I'm not finding any other vendors!

My Quadrato Rosso D'Asti Pepper Seeds arrived!

Since I'm putting the Italian varieties to the test, I went ahead and ordered some "Gigante D'Inverno" Spinach seeds. Will be starting them in a small hoop cold frame for (hopefully) an early spring crop of spinach.

I guess I'm like Sherlock Holmes chasing the elusive Moriarty in the garden. Spinach is my current Moriarty -- and I WILL find it growing there, one day!

Linda

P.S. Just so you'll know, I just counted my D'Asti Pepper Seeds. The package says 75 seeds minimum. There are NINETY seeds in my packet! ^^_^^

I found some 'Corno di Toro Rosso' mild red pepper seeds in my received trades. It's a cowhorn shape, sweet non-bell pepper. Allegedly it can be 6-9" long, super-sweet and is "meaty". I don't know if that means "thick walls".

If anyon e is interested, I'll split it with them. Risingcreek, you get first call.

I prefer Italian peppers too. I grow various Marconi types. They are more prolific than bell peppers in my garden and, though elongated, larger than the largest bells I've ever grown. The walls are comparable to bells while the plants are larger and more robust. I have four foot high Marconi plants with viable peppers well after first frost. Big Bertha was the largest bell but not the best flavored sweet pepper I've grown. My experience with bell pepper plants is that they are more disease prone than other types. I find the flesh far less flavorful than Marconis and, for that reason, stopped growing them years ago.

Corno di Toro is a smaller pepper with a thinner wall than Marconi. I grew it for several years. It's good.

MaypopLaurel,
Have you grown the Quadrato Rosso D'Asti Peppers? What are they like, if you have?

Linda

No, I have not but once again, and this is my opinion only, I find Italian pepper varieties more sweet. After growing this particular garden for over twenty years, and within a finite space, I try a few new things each year. Granted the finite space keeps growing. Meanwhile the garden continues to evolve while I attempt to grow the most reliable crops.

Thanks Rick, but I have some of those seeds. They are a great producer and great tasting.

Rick, I'd like to try a few. I dont know how many you have to split, but I dont need more than 10 seeds to get one plant to try. Is there anything you might like to have? My tradelist is way out of date. I have many more things not listed there so just ask for something. I might have it.

I've got waaaaaaaaaaaaay more Rosso D'Asti seeds than i'm gonna need, so if anyone wants to split some, lemme know.

Well---I am drooling at all the pepper discussion! I have had rotten luck lately growing peppers, and will gladly send $ to get some seeds for my tiny garden. If anyone has any to share please let me know and I will send PayPal $ or SASE-whatever you want. I just want to get some nice thick walled bells or other peppers for my Salsa and grilling this summer! I will only need a few seeds.

Jo Parrott

dmail me i would be happy to send a few varieties for postage (all italian)

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Marconis work great for salsa and grilling too. I always get a higher yield from non bells. I have some seeds I saved from 2010 for Golden Marconi and they seem to be germinating fine. I know they are pure bc they were the only pepper I grew in that year. Dmail if your interested.

SteadyCam3 said:
>> Rick, I'd like to try a few.

I'll look at the received 'Corno di Toro Rosso' and see how many there are.

That's one reason I like clear plastic Ziplocs. You can see what is left.

Jo,
Send me a dmail, girlie!

Linda

I grew Jimmy Nardellos last year. They were so sweet. Roasted, they were like candy lol. This year I am trying some Alma Paprika and some Hot Lemon peppers.

This thread has me longing for spring and planting season. I saved lots of seeds from my favorite marconi (golden treasure) if anyone's interested in some. These things are like eating pepper flavored candy. This was the last harvest last year, and i made jam with them.

I'm ready for spring, as well. Got all my raised beds amended, plowed and smoothed out this week while the weather was warm. We will be in the seventies this week so hope I can get all my cages up.