Grow the quintessential Italian frying pepper with our Cubanelle Sweet Pepper seeds. This classic heirloom is prized by chefs and home cooks for its wonderfully sweet and mild flavor with just a hint of heat. The slender, 6-inch, wrinkled peppers ripen from a pale green to a beautiful, rich red. With thin skin and sweet flesh, they are the perfect choice for frying, roasting, or stuffing, and are a key ingredient in many Caribbean and Italian dishes.
⭐ What you'll love
- The perfect sweet and flavorful pepper for frying.
- A wonderfully mild and sweet flavor with just a touch of warmth.
- A very productive plant that provides a bountiful harvest.
- A versatile pepper for stuffing, roasting, or adding to sauces.
🌿 Seed details
- Plant Name: Cubanelle Sweet Pepper (Capsicum annuum)
- Seed Quantity: Approx. 25 seeds
- Type: Heirloom, Open Pollinated, Non-GMO
- Lifecycle: Annual
- Height: 24-30 inches
- Days to Maturity: 65-75 days
- USDA Zone: 3-12
- Origin: American Grown
🌱 Growing instructions
- Sowing: Start seeds indoors 6-8 weeks before the last expected frost. Peppers thrive in warm conditions.
- Depth: Plant seeds 1/4 inch deep in a moist, well-draining seed starting mix.
- Germination: Keep soil very warm (75-85°F). Germination can take 10-21 days.
- Spacing: Harden off seedlings and transplant outdoors after all danger of frost, spacing them 18-24 inches apart.
- Light Requirement: Full Sun.
- Soil: Prefers fertile, well-draining soil.
✅ Our seed packets
- Professionally designed and made.
- Resealable for convenient, long-term storage.
- Eco-friendly and recyclable (contains no plastic).
- Includes full, detailed growing instructions.
- Vigorously tested to ensure the highest germination rates.