SPERLI Grillpaprika Friggitello

The Italian frying pepper: Friggitello flowers from June to September and bears red fruits of 10–20 g – for the open garden or the greenhouse.

The story

Origins & history

The pepper came from the Americas to southern Europe in the 16th century and found a second home in Italy. Many local types developed there, among them the friggitelli, which are still much loved there today.

Uses

Friggitelli are fried whole in a pan or on the barbecue with a little olive oil and salt – a simple dish for warm summer evenings. The plants love sun and warmth and feel especially at home in a greenhouse.

Meaning

The name gives away how it is cooked: it comes from the Italian “friggere”, to fry. A pepper named after its place in the kitchen.

A thought for giving

Every small, inconspicuous flower can become a fruit. Great joy often begins where hardly anyone is looking.

At a glance

• Contents: 1 packet
• Botanical name: Capsicum annuum
• Life cycle: annual
• Position: sunny
• Suitable for containers: yes (open ground, greenhouse)
• Sow indoors: February–April
• Flowering: June–September
• Harvest: July–October
• Sowing depth: 0.5–1 cm
• Germination temperature: 25–28 °C
• Germination time: 7–14 days
• Plant spacing: 50 cm
• Row spacing: 50 cm
• Seed type: loose seed

How to sow

1. Start indoors from February to April, in seed compost in the Anzuchthaus PRO24 propagator.
2. Sow seeds 0.5–1 cm deep; Friggitello likes warmth to germinate: at 25–28 °C seedlings appear in 7–14 days.
3. Keep the seedlings bright and warm.
4. From mid-May, plant in full sun outdoors or in the greenhouse with Chili- & Paprikaerde (chilli and pepper compost), spacing 50 × 50 cm.

Delivery time: 1–2 weeks. Manufacturer: SPERLI GmbH. Seeds, not a plant – the image shows the original packet.

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