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'Melrose' Peppers |
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Sweet
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Heirloom Italian sweet pepper. Plants bear 4-inch by 2-inch fruit that ripen to deep candy red.
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| Days To Maturity: |
70
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| Seed Sources: |
Underwood Gardens - updated in 2011
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| Rating Summary |
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Overall: (4.8 Stars)
Taste: (4.8 Stars)
Yield: (5.0 Stars)
Ease/Reliability: (5.0 Stars) |
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Number of Reviews: 5
KEY: O=Overall Rating, T=Taste, Y=Yield, E=Ease
Reviewed on 03/04/2008 by
Zone3isaBummer
- An experienced gardener
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St. Louis, Minnesota, United States
Frost Free Season: 103 - 123 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| This variety has wonderful taste and it does yield well in cold climates. The flesh is thin and my peppers did not obtain four inches in length. The volume of the pepper is too small to satisfy the taste craving it creates. |
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Reviewed on 07/05/2007 by
shelleybean
- An experienced gardener
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Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States
Frost Free Season: More than 203 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20')
Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
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| This has become my favorite pepper. The plant is compact and the productivity is fantastic. These are great for cooking but when completely red, they are very sweet and nice raw, as well. The peppers are fairly wide for a frying type so the seeds are easy to remove once the pepper is cut open. I have purchased seed from both Southern Exposure and Baker Creek. An excellent variety! |
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Reviewed on 02/15/2007 by
farmerdill
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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 is a fabulous frying pepper. It is very early, (first to ripen for me) and a prolific yielder. Mine were also relatively straight ( Seed from Underwood Gardens) long (5-6 inches and slim. I would not consider them a stuffing pepper, but as a frying pepper, outstanding. |
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Reviewed on 01/07/2007 by
Penelope
- An experienced gardener
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Richland, South Carolina, United States
Frost Free Season: More than 203 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| Great tasting pepper that ripened early and produced up until frost. My pepers were straight, not twisted, but I got my seed from www.felcopruners.net Great fresh or in stir fries. |
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Reviewed on 01/20/2006 by
Nancy Strasser
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Pulaski, Virginia, United States
Frost Free Season: 143 - 163 days
Soil Texture: Clay
Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| Very early red pepper, and very sweet. Thin flesh (not like a bell pepper). Good as a fryer and excellent for stuffing; but not good for fresh eating (to my tastes). A very prolific pepper, and very early to turn red (weeks ahead of my other red peppers). Fruits were typically 6" long, tapered, and twisty (not the ideal shape for stuffing, I'll admit). I got the seeds from GrowItalian, and had excellent germination. |
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