Giant Marconi, living up to the name

Cole_Robbie · July 29, 2014

http://i.imgur.com/cvQAgpI.jpg

This is my first ripe Giant Marconi. I got my seeds from Tomato Grower's Supply. The plant is loaded, and peppers are huge.

mecktom · July 29, 2014

Beautiful! I got my seed from TGS also.....delicious pepper!

Cole_Robbie · July 29, 2014

Thanks. I just picked another one. It's even longer: http://i.imgur.com/UFwTabe.jpg

KarenO · July 30, 2014

A sweet pepper? Wow they are amazing! Do you grow them outdoors?
Karen

Cole_Robbie · July 30, 2014

Thanks, Karen, I agree. Yes, they are sweet, and I grow them outdoors.

The Marconi is like a bell with a lower water content. They are ok raw, but are even better than bells for cooking and roasting.

newatthiskat · July 30, 2014

I just roasted some regular Red Marconi in tomato sauce. I turned it into tomato soup added basil. It was out of this world

b54red · July 30, 2014

I always had great luck with it but the plant just gets too large. A friend of my sisters gave her some seed of a pepper that produces fruit about that same size but on a plant less than half as big. I grew one out last fall and was really impressed so I planted several this year and they are doing great. I'll try to post some picks of the plant. They have out produced all other varieties so far this year. The taste is good and the walls of the fruit are a little thicker than the GM.

Bill

Cole_Robbie · July 30, 2014

The one I have isn't tall. It's about 2-3 feet. And loaded with peppers.

AKmark · July 30, 2014

I got mine from TGS too, we love those peppers.
About 10 of those, 4-5 onions, add your usual spaghetti sauce stuff, and fifty pounds of quality tomatoes, and you have about 20 quarts of excellent sauce to can. Makes eating spaghetti fun again.

ddsack · July 30, 2014

Another one for Giant Marconi Hyb. I've been growing them every year since TGS offered them. Love them!

b54red · August 1, 2014

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Originally Posted by Cole_Robbie

The one I have isn't tall. It's about 2-3 feet. And loaded with peppers.

I think our hot climate and long growing season are what make them so huge down here. Some of my standard bell peppers are now topping 7 ft but most are still around 4 to 5 ft tall. I saved seed from a Giant Marconi and they produced plants nearly as large with abundant peppers that were nearly as large as the original hybrid.

Bill

brokenbar · August 1, 2014

These are super easy to stabilize...Just save seeds from the largest (or rather, one that looks like it is supposed to and is the appropriate size, etc.) I have grown them for a long time from my saved seeds...Truthfully, I rarely had any that were puny from the first year I saved seed and onwards.

Cole_Robbie · August 1, 2014

That is really surprising to me. I might try it.

brokenbar · August 1, 2014

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Originally Posted by Cole_Robbie

That is really surprising to me. I might try it.

Really, they were pretty easy. Big Bertha pepper, ditto and a tomato, Burpees Big Mama...all very easy to stabilize. I have grown all of these for a long time. Not so easy, Fajita Belle...fruit just gets smaller and smaller. I am trying Mexibell from saved seed next year B54red says the same thing above about Giant Marconi. I love to stuff these with whatever I have and grill them...they are thick enough skin to hold up to the grilling.

Worth1 · August 1, 2014

Since I like cooked peppers way more than I like cooked tomatoes I can think of many things to do with them.
Fire roast some and layer them in wirh lasagna and use a mix of sweet Italian sausage and ground lamb for the meat.
of course still use your favorite tomato sauce.with a dash of dried tomatoes in it.

Worth

July 29, 2014	#1
Cole_Robbie Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Illinois, zone 6 Posts: 8,407	Giant Marconi, living up to the name http://i.imgur.com/cvQAgpI.jpg This is my first ripe Giant Marconi. I got my seeds from Tomato Grower's Supply. The plant is loaded, and peppers are huge.

July 30, 2014	#10
ddsack Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Northern Minnesota - zone 3 Posts: 3,231	Another one for Giant Marconi Hyb. I've been growing them every year since TGS offered them. Love them! __________________ Dee **************

August 1, 2014	#12
brokenbar Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: South Of The Border Posts: 1,169	These are super easy to stabilize...Just save seeds from the largest (or rather, one that looks like it is supposed to and is the appropriate size, etc.) I have grown them for a long time from my saved seeds...Truthfully, I rarely had any that were puny from the first year I saved seed and onwards. __________________ "If I'm not getting dirty, I'm not having a good time."

July 29, 2014	#2
mecktom Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Southern Virginia Posts: 342	Beautiful! I got my seed from TGS also.....delicious pepper!

July 30, 2014	#4
KarenO Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Vancouver Island Posts: 5,932	A sweet pepper? Wow they are amazing! Do you grow them outdoors? Karen

July 30, 2014	#6
newatthiskat Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: texas Posts: 1,451	I just roasted some regular Red Marconi in tomato sauce. I turned it into tomato soup added basil. It was out of this world

July 30, 2014	#7
b54red Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Alabama Posts: 7,068	I always had great luck with it but the plant just gets too large. A friend of my sisters gave her some seed of a pepper that produces fruit about that same size but on a plant less than half as big. I grew one out last fall and was really impressed so I planted several this year and they are doing great. I'll try to post some picks of the plant. They have out produced all other varieties so far this year. The taste is good and the walls of the fruit are a little thicker than the GM. Bill

July 30, 2014	#9
AKmark Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Wasilla Alaska Posts: 2,010	I got mine from TGS too, we love those peppers. About 10 of those, 4-5 onions, add your usual spaghetti sauce stuff, and fifty pounds of quality tomatoes, and you have about 20 quarts of excellent sauce to can. Makes eating spaghetti fun again.

August 1, 2014	#15
Worth1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Den of Drunken Fools Posts: 38,539	Since I like cooked peppers way more than I like cooked tomatoes I can think of many things to do with them. Fire roast some and layer them in wirh lasagna and use a mix of sweet Italian sausage and ground lamb for the meat. of course still use your favorite tomato sauce.with a dash of dried tomatoes in it. Worth