Description
CarmenOrganic (F1)
Corno di Toro Pepper Seed
Best-tasting Italian frying pepper.
A high-performing rendition of the classic Corno di Toro pepper popular in Italy.
Early, adaptable, and notably sweet (especially when fully red-ripe) with a shapely tapered silhouette.
Begins green, then deepens to a beautiful carmine at maturity. Excellent roasted, grilled, and in salads.
Upright, medium-sized plant.
Suitable for indoor and outdoor growing.
Fruits avg: 6" long x 2 1/2" wide: Avg. weight: 5 oz.
USDA Certified Organic.
LATINE NAME
CAPSICUM ANNUUM
DAYS TO MATURITY
60 GREEN , 80 RED RIPE
LIFE CYCLE
ANNAUL
HYBRID STATUS
HYBRID (F1)
GROWING INFORMATION
CULTURE: Peppers thrive in well-drained, fertile soils with a pH of 6.5. Abundant phosphorus and calcium is needed for the best results.
GROWING SEEDLINGS: Sow seed in 20-row or shallow flats, 4 seeds/in., 1/4" deep. When the first true leaves appear, transplant seedlings into 2" cell-type containers or 4" pots.
TRANSPLANTING: Transplant out after the weather is settled and not extremely hot. Ideal seedlings have buds, but no open flowers. Space pepper plants 12-18" apart in rows 24-36" apart, or 2 rows on poly/paper mulch, 18" between plants. Water-in transplants using a high phosphorus solution.
INSECT PESTS: Control climbing cutworms with Bacillus thuringiensis, or with paper cylinder collars. Control tarnished plant bugs, aphids, and flea beetles with pyrethrin.
DISEASES AND PROBLEMS: To prevent bacterial spot and Phytophthora, drip irrigate only, plant only in well-drained soils, minimize soil compaction, and follow a 4-year crop rotation. Sunscald is caused by an inadequate foliage canopy. Prevent blossom end rot with adequate soil calcium and regular moisture. Big bushy plants with few peppers can be caused by an excess of nitrogen, hot or cold temperature extremes during the flowering period, tarnished plant bug injury, and choice of late, poorly-adapted varieties.
BACTERIAL SPOT NOTICE: Bacterial spot can be seedborne. All Johnny's pepper seed lots are tested for bacterial spot.
NOTE: A disease-free test result does not guarantee a seed lot to be disease-free, only that in the sample tested, the pathogen targeted was not found.
HARVEST AND STORAGE: Pick the first peppers promptly when they reach full size to encourage further fruit set. Wash and hold at 45°F (7°C) and 95% relative humidity.
DAYS TO MATURITY: Approximate days from transplanting outdoors to first pickings of full size fruit.
