Giant Szegedi Sweet Pepper

Giant Szegedi Sweet Pepper
Capiscum annuum
16-20" Tender Annual

Originally from Szegedi in Hungary, where peppers are called paprika, this is a delicious, yellow, semi-sweet pepper. Prolific plant bears 8-12 fruits with medium-thick flesh of excellent quality. Longer in length than a bell pepper. Verticillium wilt disease resistant. Sow seeds indoors 6-8 weeks before the last spring frost. Transplant when soils are warm, spacing seedlings 12-18 inches apart. Needs warm conditions day and night to germinate and fruit well. Harvesting tips. Color changes from pale yellow to deep orange when fully ripe.

Planting Depth: 1/4"
Soil Temp. for Germ.: 70-90°F
Days to Germ.: 6-10
Plant Spacing: 18"
Days to Maturity: 70-75
Full Sun
Moderate Water