Corno di Toro Orange Pepper Seeds
Corno di Toro Orange Pepper SeedsA classic Italian frying pepper with long, smooth, gently curved orange pods and thick, sweet flesh. Corno di Toro is excellent for roasting, grilling, pan-frying, stuffing and fresh summer salads. · What...
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Corno di Toro Orange Pepper Seeds
A classic Italian frying pepper with long, smooth, gently curved orange pods and thick, sweet flesh. Corno di Toro is excellent for roasting, grilling, pan-frying, stuffing and fresh summer salads.
What to Expect
- Fruit: long, tapered bull-horn peppers with smooth glossy skin and a pointed tip.
- Flavour: sweet, fruity and mild, becoming richer as the pods ripen orange.
- Heat: sweet to very mild; usually little to no heat.
- Kitchen use: frying, roasting, grilling, stuffing, antipasti and fresh eating.
Growing Notes
- Start indoors 8–10 weeks before the last frost.
- Transplant after nights are reliably warm and provide full sun.
- Harvest green for a crisp savoury flavour or orange for maximum sweetness.
Packet: 10+ seeds.
Start indoors 8–10 weeks before last frost. Germinate at 26–30 °C on a heat mat; peppers stall below 22 °C. Pot up to 10–15 cm before hardening off outside after nights stay above 12 °C.
Feed balanced through bloom, then bump potassium for fruiting. Stake taller varieties. More detail in our full Canadian growing guide.
Match the pepper to the technique: thin-walled varieties blister fast in a hot pan; thick-walled ones roast or stuff beautifully; fruit-forward ones make balanced sauces and pickles. The variety's flavour profile is your shortcut — see Choosing the right pepper for a use-case guide.
