Goccia d'Oro, organic seeds
Eco New variety
Information
Powerful, blunt-nosed, bright red that easily grows to over 20 cm long with good flesh. 23 cm has been standard with us in the summer of 2025. The plant is large, up to a meter or more in greenhouses and bears several giant peppers. The fruit, which is usually enjoyed unripe when the taste is sweetest, changes from light green to orange-red to bright red. Goccia d'Oro means the golden drop and refers to the fact that in Italy it is sold in its light green state. It is an old, highly appreciated variety as fresh, fried, grilled or stuffed and gratinated.
A portion contains about 15 seeds.
| Product number: | 7058 |
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| Scientific name: | Capsicum annuum |
| Botanic family: | The Nightshade Family - Solanaceae |
| Organic: | Yes |
| Days to maturity: | 65 |
| Lifespan: | Perennial |
| F1 Hybrid: | No |
| New variety: | Yes |
| Sowing time: | Pre-cultivate: January–March |
| Sowing depth: | 1 cm |
| Germination temperature: | 22-30 °C |
| Germination time: | 12-20 days |
| Plant spacing: | 30-50 cm |
| Row spacing: | 50-70 cm |
| Height: | 50-60 cm |
| Plant location: | Sun |
| Harvest/blooming: | July–frost |
| Seeds/g: | 100-150 seeds |
| Heirloom variety: | No |
Cultivation advice
Sowing
Sow indoors just under 1 cm deep 8-10 weeks before setting out, in January-March for cool green houses and in February-Mars for outdoors peppers! The best germination temperature is 22-30 °C. Let the plants stand in a light airy place and after sprouting preferably at a temperature of 18-20°C. After getting a few real leaves the sprouts should be planted in pots. The temperature can now be lowered further. Temper the plants successively before setting out. Do not set the plants outdoors before the risk of nightly frost is over and the nightly temperature keeps above 7°C! Plant them a little deeper than they were in the pots and never allow them to dry out. Do not hurry too much with your sowing if you do not have a really good "nursery".Spacing
30-50 cm between the plants. 50-70 cm between rows.Harvest
The fruits ripen from green to red. Be patient.The plants get new fruits as long as they are harvested.
Seed
100-150 seeds/gYou will need about 10 g for 1000 seedlings.
A portion contains about 15 seeds.
