Marconi Rosso, organic seeds
Eco Heirloom
Information
Is a traditional well-known pepper from Italy. This fruit is 3-roomed, a shiny deep-red when fully ripe, cone-shaped and large, 5-7 cm wide and sometimes more than 20 cm long weighing about 150 g. M.R. is vigorous, productive and sound, resistant to several fungal diseases and tobacco mosaic virus. It is medium late and should be grown in a green house. It is used in salads both as green and red but chiefly for cooking.
A portion contains about 20 seeds.
Note! We want to be able to offer the variety, but unfortunately we’ve had a lower than normal germination rate. It is therefore sold with an extra quantity of seeds. Sow double.
| Product number: | 7090 |
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| Scientific name: | Capsicum annuum |
| Botanic family: | The Nightshade Family - Solanaceae |
| Organic: | Yes |
| Days to maturity: | 80 |
| Lifespan: | Perennial |
| F1 Hybrid: | No |
| New variety: | No |
| 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 cm |
| Plant location: | Sun |
| Harvest/blooming: | July–frost |
| Seeds/g: | 100–150 seeds |
| Heirloom variety: | Yes |
Cultivation advice
Sowing
Sow indoors just under 1 cm deep 7-8 weeks before setting out, in January-March for cool green houses and in February-April 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°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 are sometimes harvested green but are not fully ripe until they turn red or yellow, orange and brown for some sorts. The plants get new fruits as long as they are harvested.Seed
100-150 seeds/g, one portion yields 10-15 good seedlings, about 10 g for 1000 seedlings.A portion contains about 20 seeds.
