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'Italia' Peppers |
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Sweet
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Sweet Italian type. Plants bear 2 1/2- by 8-inch, tapered, green fruit at 55 days maturing to crimson red.
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55-75
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| Rating Summary |
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Overall: (4.3 Stars)
Taste: (4.7 Stars)
Yield: (4.7 Stars)
Ease/Reliability: (4.3 Stars) |
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Number of Reviews: 3
KEY: O=Overall Rating, T=Taste, Y=Yield, E=Ease
Reviewed on 07/03/2009 by
farmerdill
- An experienced gardener
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Richmond, Georgia, United States
Frost Free Season: 183 - 203 days
Soil Texture: Sand
Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| This cultivar does well here, It is not exceptionally early, Melrose beats it going away and as a frying pepper I prefer the Melrose, which also yields better. Italia is large enough to stuff, so would be preferable for that purpose. All around a very good pepper in its class. |
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Reviewed on 10/22/2004 by
Kathy W.
- An experienced gardener
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Tompkins, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 143 - 163 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| 98-100% germination of 2-3 year old seed. Excellent taste. Best yield of my sweet peppers in cold, wet 2004. |
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Reviewed on 09/24/2004 by
Debby J
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Washington, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 163 - 183 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| Here's our experience with three Italian peppers:
Italia -Earliest to ripen to red. Sprawling habit even when staked. Harder to extract the peppers from the plant. Fruit tends to curl. Fruit close to ground tends to decay in wet weather. Its earliness guarantees it a place in our garden.
Marconi -Upright plants are easy to harvest. Fruit larger and straighter than Italia, but later to ripen.
Corno di Toro -Upright plants. Blockier, fleshier fruits, but latest of all to ripen for us, at least the strain we grew.
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