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Capsicum Tollie's Sweet USDA Organic Pepper, Capsicum 'Tollie's Sweet', displays versatility, and this Italian heirloom has made it a favorite of many gardeners. Sweet, red fruits are great for eating fresh, canning, or making sauces. Pepper 'Tollie's Sweet' are easy to grow and produce dependable yields of 4 to 5 tapered fruits that start out green and ripen to deep red. Capsicum refers to a wide variety of tropical pepper plants with the genus of the same name. The name is perhaps derived from the Latin capsa, or box for the pod like fruit. They are also frequently used both chopped and raw in salads, or cooked in stir fries or other mixed dishes. They can be sliced into strips and fried, roasted whole or in pieces, or chopped and incorporated into salsas or other sauces. Capsicum is a relative of the tomato and requires similar growing conditions.
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