Peppers

Hot Pepper Chart

ANAHEIM-77-80 days. Green/Red peppers. 7” by 1 3/4”. Medium thick walls. Moderately hot. Used for chili rellanos.

CAYENNE-75 days. 6” by 1/2”. Green/Red, thin walled pepper. Good for drying. Turns red when ripe.

CHILI ARBOL-1/2” fruits, very hot, on bush type plant to 4’. In frost free areas the plant may be perennial.

FLORAL GEM-65 days. 1 1/4” bullet shaped yellow fruits, good for pickling. Hot, but less so than jalapeno.

FRESNO-3” by 1 1/2” Green/Red pepper. Hot. Popular fresh market variety.

HABANERO-85 days. Hottest pepper. 50 times hotter than jalapenos. 1” by 1 1/4” Green/Orange fruits. Thin walled. Needs hot summer to produce best.

HUNGARIAN WAX-70 days. 1 1/2” by 2” bright Yellow/Red pepper. Early and productive. Med. thick walls.

JALAPENO-75 days. 3” by 1 1/2” Green/Red pepper. Good fresh or pickled.

SERRANO-75 days. 2” by 1/2” pepper. Green/Red fruit. Very pungent. Small fruit is slim, slightly bulbous.

TABASCO-80 days. 2” by 1/2” Green/Yellow. Slim, bullet shaped peppers. For those who like it hot!

Sweet Pepper Chart

BELL BOY-70 days. 4 1/2” by 3 1/2”. Large 4 lobed fruit with thick walls. Turns red when ripe.

CUBANELLE-63 days. 6” by 2 1/2”. Green/Red. Thin-walled. Good for frying with a very sweet flavor.

GOLDEN SUMMER-67 days. 4” by 3”. Lime Green/Gold. Yellow, medium size bell peppers.

POBLANO (Mulato Isleno)-76 days. 6” by 3”. Mildly hot with a unique, slightly sweet flavor. Dark Green/Dark chocolate color. Thick walled fruit. Ideal for drying or fresh use. Roasted and peeled and used in rellanos.

RED CHERRY SWEET-75 days. 1” by 1 1/2”. Green/Red. Small, sweet. Good flavored fruit.

SHISHITO-60 days. 5 1/2” by 3”. Orange/Red. Unusual wedge shaped fruit is sweeter than any other type at maturity.

SWEET BANANA-70 days. 6” by 1 1/2”. Yellow/Red. Sweet Hungarian type. Medium-thick walls.