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Italian Bergamo Milan Cigarette Pepper, Italy Pepper Seeds, Sweet Pepper

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The Sigaretta di Bergamo pepper, also known as the Cigarette Pepper, is a sweet, long, and slender pepper that originated in Bergamo, Italy. It's a type of Capsicum annuum pepper and is known for its high antioxidant content. 

Appearance:

The Sigaretta di Bergamo pepper is long and slender, with a pointed tip. 

The pepper's flesh is bright green when unripe and turns red when fully ripe. 

The pepper has a wrinkled surface and a tapered conical shape. 

Uses:

The Sigaretta di Bergamo pepper can be eaten fresh in salads, grilled, blanched, or pickled. 

It's also often used as an appetizer with meats and cheeses. 

Other characteristics:

The Sigaretta di Bergamo pepper is a sweet pepper with little to no heat. 

The plant that produces the Sigaretta di Bergamo pepper can grow to be 18–24 inches tall. 

The pepper's pods are pendant-shaped and have medium thick flesh.

Type Peppers
Family Nightshade Family
Temperature Soil 65-80F
Temperature Daytime 70-90F
Temperature Evening 60+F
Lighting Full Sun, 6-8 Hours/Day
Water Heavy, 6 Gallons/Day
Maturity Moderate, 65-85 Days Harvest
PH Neutral 5.5-7.0
Zones 4A-11B
Plant Placement 6 Plants, 3  Row

 

 

PEPPERS

The many varieties of sweet and hot peppers thrive on full sun and warm weather. Cold temperatures can weaken pepper plants and they may never fully recover, so don’t rush to plant in the spring. Be certain to use the black side of the mulch covers to speed soil warming and early growth, but be careful, as they can also overheat the plants in certain climates. Peppers can be temperamental if temperatures are too hot or too cool. Nighttime temperatures below 60°F or above 75°F can reduce fruit set. Peppers need a steady supply of water for their best performance, so be sure to check water levels each day. Like tomatoes, you may find blossom end rot on your peppers, which can be easily corrected. Peppers are prone to sun scald, so moving them to partial shade can help if temperatures become too hot. Sweet peppers can be cut up and eaten raw, roasted and marinated, sauteed; or used in stews, soups, and stir fry. Hot peppers can be pickled, added to stew, used in stir fry, and are excellent when dried and ground to be used as a seasoning to give nearly any dish a little kick.

COMMON PESTS: Aphids, Flea Beetles

SUSCEPTIBLE TO: Mosaic Virus, Blossom End Rot, Sun Scald

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