The pepperoncini , Italian sweet pepper , or Tuscan pepper ( Capsicum annuum ) is often pickle and bump in antipasto preparations assist with Italian foods . This pepper belong to the same genus as bell peppers and hot peppers . Pepperoncini have a small amount of " sharpness " to them , but are considered a sugared white pepper . Like other appendage of its genus , the pepperoncini is an annual vegetable that favors warm , fairly dry summers . Although the 2- to 3 - inch - long peppercorn turn red if you leave them on the plant , they are normally harvest for pickle while they are still green .
Growing Pepperoncini
Step 1
Start seeds indoors eight to 10 weeks before your final give frost . Using ½ Imperial gallon glasshouse pots or a flat replete with standard potting mix , make hole ½ inch deep and 2 inch aside with your digit or a pencil . Drop one seeded player into each jam and then piss well . Be sure to put your pot or flat where they will get great deal of natural sunlight or bring home the bacon a hanging fluorescent fixture shop light .
Step 2
Transplant seedlings to case-by-case 3 or 4 - inch pot when they are 1 to 2 in improbable , using the same potting territory . Continue to give them lots of natural sunlight or stilted light and keep them well watered . When they are about 6 column inch tall , after your last natural spring hoarfrost , they are ready to plant in the garden .
Step 3
dig out a generous amount of compost into your planting expanse before you plant your pepperoncini plant . For an country that is 3 foot wide by 6 feet foresightful , employ one 5 - gallon bucket of compost and/or other organic materials such as dry out leaves .
Step 4
Dig hole 12 to 16 inches apart and then place one plant in each hole .
Step 5
Fertilize your pepperoncini plants when they are 8 to 10 inches tall and begin to uprise flowers . Use a plant food with an N - P - K ratio of 12 - 12 - 12 fit in to label instructions .
Step 6
Control aphids , spider mites and scale louse , if they go on , with a spraying of insecticidal liquid ecstasy . restraint slugs and snails with iron phosphate granules ( " Sluggo " ) .
Tip
Keep the arena around your pepperoncini plants free of weed . If you spread a layer of mulch on top of the stain where your plants are rise , it will help to keep weeds down and will also allow for nutrients to your plants . Pepperoncini is not the same as pepperoni , the sausage often used on pizza .
