Sweet pepper 'Corno di Toro Giallo'

Capsicum annuum var. annuum (Grossum Group)

How to grow Sweet pepper 'Corno di Toro Giallo'

  • Full Sun

  • Medium

Try to plant in a location that enjoys full sun and remember to water moderately. Keep in mind when planting that Corno di Toro Giallo is thought of as tender, so remember to wait until your soil is warm and the night time temperature is well above freezing before moving outside. Ensure your soil is potting mix, loamy and silty and has a ph of between 5.5 and 7.5 as Sweet pepper is a weakly acidic soil to weakly alkaline soil loving plant.

Growing Corno di Toro Giallo from seed

Start indoors six to eight weeks before last frost date.

Try to aim for a seed spacing of at least 0.98 inches (2.5 cm) and sow at a depth of around 0.25 inches (0.64 cm). Soil temperature should be kept higher than 20°C / 68°F to ensure good germination.

By our calculations, you should look at sowing Corno di Toro Giallo about 60 days before your last frost date.

Transplanting Corno di Toro Giallo

Ensure that temperatures are mild and all chance of frost has passed before planting out, as Corno di Toro Giallo is a tender plant.

Harvesting Corno di Toro Giallo

Eight inch golden yellow bull horn shaped peppers are ripe.

Sweet pepper Corno di Toro Giallo Etymology

Heirloom, Bred in Italy.

Corno di Toro Giallo folklore & trivia

Bred in Italy, from seeds taken to Italy via explorers who got them from people in the region in Mexico currently known as Cuernavaca.

Misspellings of Sweet pepper 'Corno di Toro Giallo'

Yellow Corno di Toro, Cuerno di Toro

Other Names for Sweet pepper 'Corno di Toro Giallo'

Corno di Toro Yellow, Cuerna de Vaca, Cuernavaca