Corno di Toro and Cornito Sweet Peppers Bred by Johnny's

Today we're here to talk about some peppers that were bred at Johnny's. We're going to talk about two particular types today.

One are Corno di Toros which are these longer types right here. And Corno di Toro in Italian means horn of the bull. And that's where the name came from. And then we'll also talk about some similar ones called Cornitos.

These five varieties that we're going to talk about today were all bred at Johnny's on the farm here. And our goals were good eating quality and earliness, those were two primary goals.

A couple of things about these in general, if you want real nice straight fruits, the best thing is to either stake them or to do some sort of a basket weave system where the plants will be upright and you'll get straighter fruits.

The first type is Carmen, which is a red one. This was bred about 20 years ago and it's the standard now for the Corno di Toro types.

Escamillo, we released just a few years ago too. It's our yellow or gold version of the Corno di Toro. You can see, compared to the Carmen, it’s a little bit broader in the shoulder and a little longer. The fruits average around 7 to 8" for Escamillo and about 6 to 7 for Carmen.

Those are the Corno di Toros here. What I will say, too, is that the flavor is way better than you would get from a typical bell pepper. If you're not familiar of these types, they’re well worth growing. They’re also, I would say, a little bit easier to grow.

Then for the Cornitos, we have three types. We have Cornito Rosso which is a red one. And then Cornito Giallo which is a yellow or gold one. And then Cornito Arancia, which is the orange one. So again from left to right, Rosso, Giallo and Arancia.

Learn more about 'Carmen' . . .

Learn more about 'Escamillo' . . .

Learn more about 'Cornito Rosso' . . .

Learn more about 'Cornito Giallo' . . .

Learn more about 'Cornito Arancia' . . .

Learn more about Organic Cornito Pepper Mix . . .

View all our sweet pepper varieties . . .

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