Giant Marconi... Yea or Nay?

Jetstar · April 19, 2018

I'm gonna be planting some Cubanelle in a few weeks a friend has offered me some Giant Marconi never heard of them yeah I'm new to pepper varieties. Decent pepper? Opinions?

ako1974 · April 19, 2018

Great pepper. I have to admit, I didn't get huge production the few times I planted them, but they are nice, large stuffers.

ddsack · April 19, 2018

Yes! I grow them every year. Big size with thick walls. The Giant Marconi F1 is not the same as Red Marconi.

Jetstar · April 19, 2018

Anything special I should know in planting them or in plant care when their growing that differs from sweet bell peppers?

mikemansker · April 19, 2018

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Originally Posted by Jetstar

Anything special I should know in planting them or in plant care when their growing that differs from sweet bell peppers?

Same care as other sweet peppers.

dustdevil · April 19, 2018

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Originally Posted by Jetstar

I'm gonna be planting some Cubanelle in a few weeks a friend has offered me some Giant Marconi never heard of them yeah I'm new to pepper varieties. Decent pepper? Opinions?

Planting in a few weeks might be a bit too early for NE WI. Check your weather Zone-wise and temp wise on the National Weather Service records for your location.

Jetstar · April 19, 2018

I never plant any peppers until the last week of May typically 1st week of June they don't like cold... At All!

b54red · April 30, 2018

I enjoyed Giant Marconi but by the middle of the season here the plants were huge. I'm talking really huge. I had to set up supports for them which was a bit of trouble otherwise the long stems would get over weighted with the peppers and bend down and frequently break. They frequently got too tall to even pick many of the peppers and they are super productive down here in our long hot summers. I found they needed far less care than bell peppers and were far more resistant to the common pepper diseases; but they did require a bit more fertilizer to maintain that great production. I personally prefer a good bell pepper but that is just me. I can't think of another pepper that will provide you with more pounds of pepper than Giant Marconi.

Bill

Jetstar · April 30, 2018

Thanks b54red, I'll give them a try this year.

slugworth · May 1, 2018

plants/peppers were puny when I grew them 2 years ago.

ginger2778 · May 1, 2018

They are doing great for me, fruit is very large, perfect shaped, sweet and thick walled. I am enjoying them.

SQWIBB · May 1, 2018

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Originally Posted by b54red

I enjoyed Giant Marconi but by the middle of the season here the plants were huge. I'm talking really huge. I had to set up supports for them which was a bit of trouble otherwise the long stems would get over weighted with the peppers and bend down and frequently break. They frequently got too tall to even pick many of the peppers and they are super productive down here in our long hot summers. I found they needed far less care than bell peppers and were far more resistant to the common pepper diseases; but they did require a bit more fertilizer to maintain that great production. I personally prefer a good bell pepper but that is just me. I can't think of another pepper that will provide you with more pounds of pepper than Giant Marconi.

Bill

I had the same results with Corno Di Toro Giallo last season, they literally exploded by October
This is from one plant, the peppers are sitting on a 2x10

April 19, 2018	#1
Jetstar Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: N.E. Wisconsin Posts: 308	Giant Marconi... Yea or Nay? I'm gonna be planting some Cubanelle in a few weeks a friend has offered me some Giant Marconi never heard of them yeah I'm new to pepper varieties. Decent pepper? Opinions?

April 19, 2018	#2
ako1974 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: New Jersey Posts: 109	Great pepper. I have to admit, I didn't get huge production the few times I planted them, but they are nice, large stuffers. __________________ Arne Zone 6A, Northern NJ

April 19, 2018	#3
ddsack Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Northern Minnesota - zone 3 Posts: 3,231	Yes! I grow them every year. Big size with thick walls. The Giant Marconi F1 is not the same as Red Marconi. __________________ Dee **************

April 30, 2018	#8
b54red Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Alabama Posts: 7,068	I enjoyed Giant Marconi but by the middle of the season here the plants were huge. I'm talking really huge. I had to set up supports for them which was a bit of trouble otherwise the long stems would get over weighted with the peppers and bend down and frequently break. They frequently got too tall to even pick many of the peppers and they are super productive down here in our long hot summers. I found they needed far less care than bell peppers and were far more resistant to the common pepper diseases; but they did require a bit more fertilizer to maintain that great production. I personally prefer a good bell pepper but that is just me. I can't think of another pepper that will provide you with more pounds of pepper than Giant Marconi. Bill

May 1, 2018	#10
slugworth Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: connecticut,usa Posts: 1,152	plants/peppers were puny when I grew them 2 years ago.

May 1, 2018	#11
ginger2778 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Plantation, Florida zone 10 Posts: 9,283	They are doing great for me, fruit is very large, perfect shaped, sweet and thick walled. I am enjoying them.