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Pepper Varieties
Peppers come sweet and in different levels of hot. They taste great raw or cooked and can be used in many ways.
WHAT ARE SCOVILLES? The Scoville scale measures the “heat” of a chili pepper. Hot peppers contain capsaicin, the chemical compound that stimulates thermoreceptor nerve endings in the skin. The number of Scoville units indicates the amount of capsaicin present. Named after American chemist, Wilbur Scoville, the Scoville scale originally was based on the degree of dilution (in sugar water) necessary before a pepper’s “heat” was no longer detectable to a panel of five tasters. Take these numbers with a grain of salt, however, as we all know some people are more sensitive to heat than others. Scoville units are also imprecise due to expected variation within a species. The heat can be affected by the seed’s lineage, climate and even soil characteristics.
WHAT ARE SCOVILLES? The Scoville scale measures the “heat” of a chili pepper. Hot peppers contain capsaicin, the chemical compound that stimulates thermoreceptor nerve endings in the skin. The number of Scoville units indicates the amount of capsaicin present. Named after American chemist, Wilbur Scoville, the Scoville scale originally was based on the degree of dilution (in sugar water) necessary before a pepper’s “heat” was no longer detectable to a panel of five tasters. Take these numbers with a grain of salt, however, as we all know some people are more sensitive to heat than others. Scoville units are also imprecise due to expected variation within a species. The heat can be affected by the seed’s lineage, climate and even soil characteristics.
| Name | Description | Packaging | Type | Scovilles Rating | Color | |
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A semi-hot pepper which is a smooth waxy yellow and has tapered 5 1/2” x 1
1/2” long fruit.
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3" Pot (individual plant) | Hot | 700 - 3000 | Yellow | |
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Bears elongated narrow fruits, 5-8” long that are a glossy scarlet red. Superb flavor and a bit hotter
than Jalapeno.
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3" Pot (individual plant) | Hot | Red | ||
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A compact plant which produces 1 x 3” blunt shaped fruits that turn from dark
green to red.
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Market-Pack (4 plants) | Hot | 2,500 - 8,000 | G-Red | |
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Seed Savers’ best-tasting orange bell pepper. Blocky 4 x 3 1/2” thick-fleshed fruits with excellent
sweet flavor.
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3" Pot (individual plant) | Sweet | Orange | ||
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Produces a mixture of red, orange, yellow, chocolate, lilac, ivory, green, and purple peppers suitable
for salads, stuffing, frying, and freezing.
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Market-Pack (4 plants) | Sweet | Mix | ||
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Produces a good yield of blocky 3 x 3” fruits. Tastes like a crisp bell pepper, but turns a lovely purple
and then red. (Does not retain the purple color when cooked.)
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3" Pot (individual plant) | Sweet | Purple | ||
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One of the worlds hottest peppers. Lantern-shaped 1 1/2” fruits ripening
to a lovely golden orange. High-yielding plants grow 36” tall. A pungent flavor that is favorable for
sauces.
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Market-Pack (4 plants) | Hot | 100,000 - 350,000 | Orange | |
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A blocky golden-yellow pepper with glossy flesh and 4x4” fruit.
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3" Pot (individual plant) | Sweet | Yellow | ||
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Turns from green to red with thick-walled fruit.
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Market-Pack (4 plants) | Sweet | G-Red | ||
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Known as Ancho when dried, Poblano when used fresh, this Mexican variety is
wonderfully versatile. It produces uniform 4x2” thick-walled shiny dark green fruits which mature into a
deep red-brown. The peppers have little heat in the flesh, but store their mildly pungent flavor in the
pith and seeds.
|
3" Pot (individual plant) | Hot | 1000-1500 | G-Red |
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