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This long, thin-skinned frying pepper dries easily and has such a rich flavor that this variety has been placed in "The Ark of Taste" by the Slow Food organization. Ripens a deep red, is very prolific, and does well in most areas.
The peppers are altogether delicious, whether cooked in a little olive oil, grilled, chopped, sauteed with other vegetables, or used raw in salsas and salads. These peppers are perfect for pickling or drying.
An almost uncanny sweet, fruity flavor makes these peppers tempting and delightful eaten straight off the plant, but traditional Italian cuisine typically uses them for frying. Jimmy Nardello's has consistently been one of the first peppers in our trials to ripen, beginning green and ripening to red.
It takes its name from seed saver Jimmy Nardello, who brought the seeds from Italy while immigrating to Connecticut in 1887. This sweet pepper matures in 80-90 days from transplant, its fruits are 10-12” long and the plants can reach 24”.
Also sold as 'Jimmy Nardello's Sweet Italian Frying Pepper'. Jimmy Nardello, who lived in Maugatuck Connecticut until his death in 1983. His family had been growing these peppers in that region since Jimmy's mother brought the seeds with her from Italy to the U.S. in 1887. Positive: On Mar 31, 2006, Suze_ from (Zone 7b) wrote: Great sweet flavor.