CAPSICUM - MARCONI RED

CAPSICUM - MARCONI RED

Capsicum annuum

This attractive Italian capsicum, Marconi Red is a very sweet

elongated fruit sometimes reaching 30cm long and 8cm across

at the top.  They can be eaten raw when still green but develop

greater sweetness as they ripen to a beautiful rich red colour.

Marconi Red is a great frying capsicum as well.  It is a very

early variety known for having high yields.

 Sow Capsicum seed0.5-1cm deep spaced 50-60 cm apart

in rows 1.0-1.5 m apart. The soil should be warm, over 18C

Capsicums take about 75-90 days to produce ripe fruit.

Plant…Tropical areas,Anytime.  Subtropical areas,Aug

to Mar.  Mild Temperate areas, Aug to Dec. 

Cold Temperate areas, Sept to Nov. 

In Temperate areas it is best to plant using seedlings

prepared a month to six weeks earlier. Capsicum like

alkaline soil and do best in gardens with dolomite, lime

or wood-ash added to the soil.

QTY 20 seeds