"Burpee Exclusive. A sure winner from our breeding in Central America, where peppers are plentiful and varied, 'Costa Rican Sweet' is a gem. A truly tasty pepper, it's a large Marconi type but shorter in length and wider through the shoulder. Pick when the skin turns deep ruby red to experience its unique fruity sweetness. We like it in salads and sliced in strips for dip, as it provides more flavor than a sweet bell. Also tasty when roasted or grilled. 70 days.
Sorry, state laws prohibit shipping plants to Alaska, Hawaii, Arizona, California, Nevada. Plants ship in spring at proper planting time. ( click here for shipping schedule ) "
Average Customer Rating:
5 out of 5
6 of 6 (100%) customers would recommend this product to a friend.
Customer Reviews for Costa Rican Sweet Pepper - Packet (40 seeds)
5
out of 5
(Overall Rating)
Top 500 Contributor
This is a great pepper!,
July 27, 2009 Submitted byraisedbedsnc from Raleigh NC
"I tried this because I wanted a good red pepper for freezing. I started them from seed under lights in the spring, almost every plant came up and every transplant survived. This is a tough plant and produces well under extreme heat. The peppers turn a beautiful red and are one of the best tasting I have ever grown. Exellent!"
Reviewer Information
Would recommend: Yes
Type of gardening:
Large Garden
Gardening skill:
Very skilled
State of residence:
NC
Types of plants:
Vegetables
Gardening experience:
10+ years
Review 2 for Costa Rican Sweet Pepper - Packet (40 seeds)
5
out of 5
(Overall Rating)
Top 250 Contributor
Pick A Peck Of Prolific Peppers!!,
May 18, 2009 Submitted byOrganicMan from Charlotte, NC
"This is my second time around with these peppers. I always buy the plants instead of the seeds and they take off immediately in well cultivated soil! Within a few months, you'll have more of these delicious, flavorful, slightly sweet peppers which even come more alive when sliced in half, seeded, drizzled with a little extra virgin olive oil, dusted with sea salt, black pepper and a touch of garlic powder and slow roasted at 250 degrees. The fantastic aroma will light your house up! Also great raw in dips, salads, etc. Well worth growing!"
Reviewer Information
Would recommend: Yes
Type of gardening:
Large Garden
Gardening skill:
Very skilled
State of residence:
NC
Gardening experience:
10+ years
Review 3 for Costa Rican Sweet Pepper - Packet (40 seeds)
5
out of 5
(Overall Rating)
Top 50 Contributor
Best experiment ever,
April 10, 2009 Submitted by7im8 from Fountain Hills
"Never tried these Marconi type sweets before last year, but they were the best producing pepper I've ever had (which makes up for the smaller tapered shape as compared to Bells). Lower branches broke under the weight, but didn't mind a bit! Sweet and tasty, refreshingly different from Bells, yet great raw, dipped, on salads, and any other way we could think up. A bit mild to stuff like a Bell, but did that many times also. ;)
Germinated much better than the Golden Giant Bells, but I strongly recommend starter mix, and a bit shallow in depth for better results. Even in typical potting soil, you won't be disappointed."
Reviewer Information
Would recommend: Yes
Type of gardening:
Containers
Gardening skill:
Moderately skilled
State of residence:
AZ
Types of plants:
Vegetables
Gardening experience:
5-10 years
Review 4 for Costa Rican Sweet Pepper - Packet (40 seeds)
5
out of 5
(Overall Rating)
Top 250 Contributor
Prolific Pepper,
October 16, 2008 Submitted bystamper from Butler, PA
"This is my second year for growing Costa Rican Sweet peppers. I have so many peppers, that I have canned, frozen, grilled, roasted and still gave loads away. If you want alot of tasty, large peppers this is the one to plant"
1 of 1 people found this review helpful.
Reviewer Information
Would recommend: Yes
Type of gardening:
Large Garden
Gardening skill:
Very skilled
State of residence:
PA
Types of plants:
Vegetables
Gardening experience:
10+ years
Review 5 for Costa Rican Sweet Pepper - Packet (40 seeds)
5
out of 5
(Overall Rating)
Top 25 Contributor
Excellent peppers,
August 19, 2008 Submitted bySoupAddict from Cincinnati, OH
"I'm very, very pleased with these peppers (I bought them as plants). They were the first of my sweet peppers to go red (I'm letting most of my sweets go red because they're so expensive at the grocery!), and the yield is wonderful. The plants are bending over from the weight of their fruit -- they had to be individually staked with tall poles (I'm 5'5", and they're ribcage tall at this point), which I wasn't expecting to have to do, since my other peppers rarely need staking. No complaints, though -- that's a great problem to have!). I've eaten them raw (nicely sweet and crunchly), cooked with them, and canned with them -- I'm completely satisfied, and they're already in my garden plan for next year."
2 of 2 people found this review helpful.
Reviewer Information
Would recommend: Yes
Type of gardening:
Large Garden
Gardening skill:
Moderately skilled
State of residence:
OH
Types of plants:
Vegetables
Gardening experience:
1-5 years
Review 6 for Costa Rican Sweet Pepper - Packet (40 seeds)
5
out of 5
(Overall Rating)
Top 250 Contributor
Very tasty pepper,
August 16, 2007 Submitted bytomatogirl from Chicago
"Good flavor. Heavy yield. One plant bending under the weight of all the peppers!"
3 of 3 people found this review helpful.
Reviewer Information
Would recommend: Yes
Type of gardening:
Large Garden
Gardening skill:
Moderately skilled
State of residence:
IL
Types of plants:
Vegetables
Gardening experience:
10+ years
