Giant Szegedi sweet pepper

Hermitian · July 10, 2014

In the foreground of the picture there are two plants in 12" pots. Both are Giant Szegedi, one raised with organic fertilizer and the other with inorganic fertilizer. Both treated only with organic pesticides.

I'm not sure of the origin of the name, but perhaps there is a diminutive pepper from which this is derived. My peppers as shown in the photo are 3" to 5" in length. They started in the yellow stage and then slowly matured to orange and red. I would say they are delicious in any stage: sweet like other yellow peppers with no "green bell pepper" taste. The walls of the peppers are neither thin nor thick: about right for fresh eating, grilling, or stews.

As the picture indicates, they are prolific producers of peppers in my environment. No blossom end rot, no diseases, few pest problems, just lots of peppers.

peppero · July 10, 2014

Great peppers Richard, I have pepper envy.

jon

RayR · July 10, 2014

Richard, I wondering if Giant Szegedi is maybe a larger variety of Pusztagold.
They both originate from Eastern Europe, they both start out as yellow, then ripen from orange to red, and they both don't have thick walls.

clkeiper · July 10, 2014

We have grown Giant Szegedi for year (although giant is a misnomer for here, they never get giant). Yours look very nice. I am not sure we ever leave enough of them on the plant to ever have them look like that, though.

trainwreckz5 · August 3, 2014

The plants look nice. I too have been growing Giant Szegedi for years. We pickle them with garlic and dill. The recipe has been in the family since coming over from the old country but I have been told it is not considered a "safe" canning recipe so I will not post it on here. I find if you really push them with fertilizer you can get them to have fairly thick walls. On a side note if you save seeds try to let them get red ripe before harvesting them for the seeds . Seeds from the white or yellow phase will not be fertile.

clkeiper · August 3, 2014

For the first time ever we have loaded plants with nice sized peppers. I did plant them in black plastic mulch and put black woven ground cover (mostly for weed control) down in between the rows this year, so I am sure the extra heat was utilized by the plants.

Hermitian · August 3, 2014

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Originally Posted by clkeiper

For the first time ever we have loaded plants with nice sized peppers. I did plant them in black plastic mulch and put black woven ground cover (mostly for weed control) down in between the rows this year, so I am sure the extra heat was utilized by the plants.

Congratulations!

July 10, 2014	#1
Hermitian BANNED Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Vista, CA Posts: 1,112	Giant Szegedi sweet pepper In the foreground of the picture there are two plants in 12" pots. Both are Giant Szegedi, one raised with organic fertilizer and the other with inorganic fertilizer. Both treated only with organic pesticides. I'm not sure of the origin of the name, but perhaps there is a diminutive pepper from which this is derived. My peppers as shown in the photo are 3" to 5" in length. They started in the yellow stage and then slowly matured to orange and red. I would say they are delicious in any stage: sweet like other yellow peppers with no "green bell pepper" taste. The walls of the peppers are neither thin nor thick: about right for fresh eating, grilling, or stews. As the picture indicates, they are prolific producers of peppers in my environment. No blossom end rot, no diseases, few pest problems, just lots of peppers. __________________ Richard _<\|\|>_

July 10, 2014	#4
clkeiper Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: ohio Posts: 4,350	We have grown Giant Szegedi for year (although giant is a misnomer for here, they never get giant). Yours look very nice. I am not sure we ever leave enough of them on the plant to ever have them look like that, though. __________________ carolyn k

August 3, 2014	#6
clkeiper Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: ohio Posts: 4,350	For the first time ever we have loaded plants with nice sized peppers. I did plant them in black plastic mulch and put black woven ground cover (mostly for weed control) down in between the rows this year, so I am sure the extra heat was utilized by the plants. __________________ carolyn k

July 10, 2014	#2
peppero Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: selmer, tn Posts: 2,944	Great peppers Richard, I have pepper envy. jon

July 10, 2014	#3
RayR Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Cheektowaga, NY Posts: 2,466	Richard, I wondering if Giant Szegedi is maybe a larger variety of Pusztagold. They both originate from Eastern Europe, they both start out as yellow, then ripen from orange to red, and they both don't have thick walls.

August 3, 2014	#5
trainwreckz5 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: UP Michigan Posts: 17	The plants look nice. I too have been growing Giant Szegedi for years. We pickle them with garlic and dill. The recipe has been in the family since coming over from the old country but I have been told it is not considered a "safe" canning recipe so I will not post it on here. I find if you really push them with fertilizer you can get them to have fairly thick walls. On a side note if you save seeds try to let them get red ripe before harvesting them for the seeds . Seeds from the white or yellow phase will not be fertile.