Pepper : Peperone Ciliegia Piccante (Sweet)

Vegetable Fruit

• Crops in : June to October

Description

Green 'tomato shaped' fruits which turn red, produced on early cropping, compact plants. Fruits of Peperone Ciliegia Piccante are ideal for stuffing or as crudités for their crunchiness and good flavour. Peperone Ciliegia Piccante produces a good crop throughout summer if picked regularly.

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Super chillis!
By esther bradley 14-05-2011
These are wonderful little chillis! Each plant produces a good number of fruit, ripening well before the end of the season. They are a little hot eaten raw but make a wonderful sweet chilli dipping sauce! They are easy to grow and I had no problems at all. I grew them in my polytunnel.

Sowing Instructions

Peppers are best grown under glass or protection but can be grown in sunny positions sheltered from the wind. Prepare the soil by digging trenches and apply generous quantities of well-rotted manure or compost at the bottom, then cover with soil. Sow seeds in late January to April under protection and maintain a minimum temperature of 15C. Sow seeds 13mm deep, into pots of good compost, transplant to individual 7.5cm pots when large enough to handle, then transplant to growing bags, containers or direct into the glasshouse soil.

Growing Instructions

Delay planting outside until after all danger of frost is passed and soil temperature is at least 15C. Plant in rows 70cm apart and allow 60cm between plants.

Aftercare

Keep well watered and feed when the flowers begin to set fruit. Harvest regularly to obtain fruits until the late autumn.

Kitchen Notes

Serving suggestion - Mincemeat stuffed peppers. Wash and slice the tops off the peppers, remove membrane/ seeds, stuff with pork mincemeat, coat with breadcrumbs and deep fry.