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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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70 days -- HOT but delightfully pungent in flavor! For pickling; One of the most widely used hot peppers in cooking, the cayenne is a delicious and hot red pepper growing to 6-8". Has an intense and hot flavor, about 30,000-50,000 on the Schoville index. 70 days.
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3" Pot (individual plant) | Hot | 2,500 - 8,000 | Red | |
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85 day. Capsicum annuum. Plant produces good yields of 7" long by 3" wide hot peppers. Peppers turn from green to red when mature. Plant has green stems, green leaves, and white flowers. Disease Resistant: Potato Virus Y and Pepper Mottle Virus.
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3" Pot (individual plant) | Hot | 2,500 - 8,000 | G-O-Red | |
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Extremely hot variety originally from Thailand. Plants become covered with 1-1/2 inch long peppers that are green at first but ripen to red. Both colors appear on the plant at the same time making this variety ornamental as well as edible. Thin fleshed peppers are used especially in Oriental dishes. 90 days.;
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3" Pot (individual plant) | Hot | Red | ||
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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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3" Pot (individual plant) | Sweet | Mix | ||
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85 days. Capsicum annuum. Plant produces high yields of 8" long hot peppers. Peppers are mildly hot and turn from green to red when mature. Plant has green stems, green leaves, and white flowers. Developed specifically for making salsa and picante sauce.
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3" Pot (individual plant) | Hot | 2,500 - 8,000 | G-Red | |
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Early, productive, gorgeous, hot red cherry.
Pendant fruit set for easier picking on a strong, tall plant. Rounded to top-shaped fruit avg. 2-2 1/2" diam. For fresh market or pickling/processing. Mini: 30 seeds.
Days to Maturity or Bloom: 62 green, 87 red r;
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3" Pot (individual plant) | Hot | 2,500 - 8,000 | G-Red | |
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75 days. Capsicum annuum. Plant produces good yields of 3" long by 2 ¾" wide sweet bell peppers. Peppers turn from green, to light yellow, to golden yellow when mature. Excellent for salads, stuffing, and gourmet dishes.
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3" Pot (individual plant) | Sweet | Yellow | ||
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An early Sweet Banana pepper with very high yields of yellow sweet peppers that ripen to bright red. Fruit is 8 inches long and 2 inches across, tapering to a point. Vigorous plants are medium to large, upright and spreading. 65 days;
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3" Pot (individual plant) | Hot | 2,500 - 8,000 | Y-Red | |
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A sweet red bell pepper widely adapted to reliably turn red in almost any area of the country. Very thick-walled, heavy fruits are blocky, and about 4 inches long. Heavy yields of bright red sweet peppers.
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3" Pot (individual plant) | Hot | 2,500 - 8,000 | Red | |
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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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