Golden Treasure

(80 days) An Italian heirloom pepper that is very sweet, forming 8-9" long fruits with two lobes that ripen from green to a beautiful golden yellow. The medium-thick flesh is well-suited to salads, frying and roasting. We have found that these produce better when staked; if not, the fruit is heavy enough to pull the plant over, and the peppers develop bad spots where they touch the ground. They keep best, if picked when bright yellow, then allowed to finish ripening inside.