Hot Peppers
Peppers come in many varieties from sweet to hot. They form bushy plants with pendent fruit. They start out as green and ripen to yellow, then orange to red or purple. The hotness of the pepper is measured on a scale called the Scoville Scale. It measures the amount of capsaicin in the pepper. The higher the number, the hotter the pepper.
You can eat these fresh or use them in cooking. They can be dried or frozen for later use. Try a Chili String for hanging the dried peppers. The flowers will attract bees which help to pollinate the peppers.
You can eat these fresh or use them in cooking. They can be dried or frozen for later use. Try a Chili String for hanging the dried peppers. The flowers will attract bees which help to pollinate the peppers.
Jalapeno Pepper
Jalapeno Pepper
Jalapeno Pepper is a milder hot pepper but it can still be hot. It will grow from 24" to 36" tall and 12" to 18" wide. Pick and eat these peppers while they are still green. Plant in full sun and well drained soil.
Jalapeno Pepper measures 3,000 to 4,000 on the Scoville Scale. Jalapeno Pepper matures in 75 days.
4" $3.99
#1 $6.99
Jalapeno Pepper measures 3,000 to 4,000 on the Scoville Scale. Jalapeno Pepper matures in 75 days.
4" $3.99
#1 $6.99
Habenero Pepper
Habenero Pepper
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Habenero Pepper is a very hot pepper. It will grow to 18" tall and just as wide. Use gloves when handling these peppers. Plant in full sun and well drained soil.
Habenero Pepper measures 100,000 to 445,000 on the Scoville Scale. Habenero Pepper matures in 95 to 100 days. #1 $6.99 |
Thai Hot Pepper
Thai Hot Pepper
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Thai Hot Pepper is a hot, hot pepper. It will grow from 12" to 15" tall and 15" to 18" wide. Pick and eat these peppers when red. Plant in full sun and well drained soil.
Thai Hot Pepper measures 50,000 to 100,000 on the Scoville Scale. Thai Hot Pepper matures in 80 days. 4" $3.99 |
Super Chili Pepper
Super Chili Pepper
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If you like another really hot pepper, try this one! Super Chili Pepper rates on the Scofield Scale as 40,000-50,000. Now that is hot. Bhut Jolokia Ghost Pepper will grow from 2' to 4' tall and 18" to 24" wide.
Super Chili Pepper likes to be planted in direct sunlight in well drained soil. It will mature in 75 days. Plant in a pot on your deck or patio for some added color during the summer. Super Chili Pepper is organically grown and will produce many red hot peppers. #1 6.99 |
Sweet Pepper
Sweet Peppers are bells or banana shaped peppers. They are sweet, flavorful and crunchy. They start out as green and all will eventually turn red. Sweet Peppers are rated 0 on the Scoville Scale. Sweet Peppers can be eaten raw or cooked. You can freeze them or dry them for storage.
King Arthur Pepper
King Arthur Pepper
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King Arthur Pepper produces loads of peppers that are green but will turn red as they age. It will grow from 18" to 24" tall and just as wide. Plant in full sun in well drained soil.
King Arthur Pepper can be eaten fresh, dried, or frozen. Maturity of green peppers is about 60 days. Maturity of red pepper is about 80 days. 4" $3.99 |
Sweet Banana Pepper
Sweet Banana Pepper
Sweet Banana Pepper produces loads of peppers that are yellow but will turn red as they age. It will grow from 15" to 18" tall and just as wide. Plant in full sun in well drained soil.
Sweet Banana Pepper can be eaten fresh or is one of the main peppers used for pickling.
4" $3.99
Sweet Banana Pepper can be eaten fresh or is one of the main peppers used for pickling.
4" $3.99
Chardonnay Pepper
Chardonnay Pepper
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Chardonnay Pepper produces loads of 4 lobed, yellow bell peppers. It will grow 18" tall and just as wide. Plant in full sun in well drained soil.
Chardonnay Pepper can be eaten fresh, dried, or frozen. Maturity of Chardonnay Pepper is about 70 days. 4" $3.99 |