Capsicum annuum L.
Lombardo – a very early sweet pepper variety (Capsicum annuum L.) from Dārza ABC with long red fruits that can be harvested as early as June.
Fruits
- Shape: long
- Colour: red
- Flavour: sweet, aromatic, mild
- Use: fresh, in salads, sauces and soups, and for preserving
Plant
- Bushy; in good conditions up to 1 m tall and about 50 cm wide
- Suitable for outdoor beds, pots and containers
Growing
- Sowing for seedlings: February to April, in seed trays
- Seedlings: 40–60 days old; safer to grow in a greenhouse
- Site: sunny, with humus-rich, loose, nutrient-rich soil
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