Marconi Rosso is an Italian-bred variety of sweet pepper that produces beautiful, slender, deep red horn shaped fruits. Marconi Rosso peppers ripen a little later than most bell peppers, but have a wonderful sweet flavour that really is unbeatable. The fruits start off green and then ripen to a bright red. Peppers will appreciate a warm sunny spot in a polytunnel or greenhouse, although in a hot summer they can also thrive in a deep container on a sunny, sheltered patio.
Pepper (Sweet) Marconi Rosso Red Horn
£2.99
Marconi Rosso is an Italian-bred variety of sweet pepper that produces beautiful, slender, deep red horn shaped fruits.
Pepper (Sweet) Marconi Rosso Red Horn Information
Your plants will arrive in a 65mm plug and will be approximately 10-20cm tall. Sales end 23rd June.
- Number of vegetable plant plugs in the box: 1
- Latin name for Pepper (Sweet) Marconi Rosso Red Horn: Capsicum annuum
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What to do when your plants arrive
- Unpack them. Your seedlings will arrive carefully packed in bio-degradable straw, cardboard and paper. They may look a little bit bedraggled from their journey. Don’t panic – this is totally normal and they should soon perk up. Please try and unpack your plants as soon as they arrive, as every extra hour they spend in the box will add to the stress of travelling to their new home.
- Give them a drink. Having spent a day or two in the post, your new plants will be thirsty! Stand them up in some fresh water for a few minutes to make sure their roots have been thoroughly soaked before planting.
- Plant them out into their forever home! Your plants can’t wait to get their roots into the soil. Plant them out according to the instructions that will have come in the box with them. Make sure you water them in well, and give them plenty to drink until their roots have had a chance to get settled.
Substitutions
As you well know, plants are unpredictable creatures and so is the British weather. As such, we reserve the right to substitute items in your order for an equivalent variety. To find out more about substitutions, please take a look at our terms and conditions.
Delivery
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Planning your site
Peppers can be grown in containers, growing bags or in open ground, as long as it is a well-drained, sheltered, sunny spot. Peppers will grow well in a greenhouse, but will also thrive in pots outside if you place them in a warm, sunny spot. A south- or west-facing brick wall or fence is ideal, as the heat absorbed during the day will be reflected back towards the plants at night, ensuring a higher average temperature. Dig in about an inch of well rotted manure or compost to enrich the soil about a month before planting out your peppers.
Whilst peppers will do well outside given a warm summer and a sunny, sheltered spot, greenhouse or poly-tunnel growing is the only way to ensure a good crop in colder parts of the UK or on more exposed sites.
Growing tips
The time for planting out can vary according to where you want to grow your peppers. Those intended for the greenhouse or polytunnel can be planted into position as soon as early May, giving the longest possible season of growth. Outdoor-grown types are best moved to their final placing after the last frost – usually late May.
Pot on your peppers into 9cm pots as soon as they arrive. If you are planting your peppers outside, begin hardening plants off a few weeks beforehand by placing them outside for increasingly longer spells. This will ensure they adjust to weather conditions outdoors before being moved to their permanent growing position. When planting out, leave 45cm between each pepper to give them enough room to spread.
The plants can also be transferred into grow bags, at three per bag, or kept in good-sized containers. Plant one pepper per 30cm container, or opt for a compost volume of at least five litres
You may need to stake and tie plants in if they produce lots of heavy fruit. Water plants regularly and feed with a liquid fertiliser such as comfrey once the first fruit has set.
What to watch out for
Peppers are prone to aphids and red spider mite, and may suffer from blossom end rot if not watered regularly.
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