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Pepper Varieties for 2009


Bell Peppers:

Chocolate Beauty                    4” x  4”              green -> chocolate                85 days
Medium-large, very smooth 3 and 4-lobed peppers mature from green to an attractive chocolate color.

Colossal                                     5” x  5”               green -> red                           70 days
Heavy yielder with extra-large, well-formed, blocky peppers that stay firm and crunchy even when fully ripe.  A favorite for growers for its ability to stack peppers up the plant without compromising the shape.

Goliath                                        4” x  7”             green -> red                              71 days
Massive 4-lobed peppers set well under a variety of conditions on vigorous plants, developing into elongated, thick-walled specimens 4” x 7”, with plenty of substance and terrific flavor.

Goliath Goldrush                     3 ½” x  4 ½”      green -> yellow                      73 days
Sweet and flavorful, crispy, 4-lobed bells mature from green to bright  yellow.  Compact and open for easy harvest, with high yield potential.  Very disease resistant.

Karma                                           4” x  6”            green -> red                             68 days
Heavy yields of large 4 by 6-inch peppers with thick walls.  Considered one of the best tasting bell peppers.  The TMV-resistant plants reach 25 to 35 inches tall and need staking to support their huge bounty. Scrumptious juicy, sweet flavor with no aftertaste!

Red Knight Xr3                     4 ½” x  4 ½”        green -> red                              66 days
Big, blocky, sweet bells are about 4 ½” square, perfect for stir-frying, stuffing, roasting and grilling.  Peppers can be picked green when they are very mild, or left to mature red for an intense, almost sugary flavor.  Early maturing with multiple disease resistance.

Valencia                                  4 ½”x 4 ½”         green -> orange                       72 days
This gourmet pepper is highly regarded for its thick, firm walls, even at full maturity.  Classy, blocky-shaped peppers are produced on sturdy plants.  Ripens dark green to rich orange.


Sweet Peppers:

Banana Supreme                    2”x 8”              yellow -> red                             65 days
Improved Sweet Banana type produces bigger plants with up to 37% higher yields and larger peppers.

Big Daddy                                3”x 9”                 yellow                                      73 days
These huge sweet Marconi peppers are glossy golden yellow, thick-walled and crispy sweet.  Try roasting with red peppers for a bright and beautiful combo.  Strong 18-24” plants hold the hefty fruits high for easy harvest.

Giant Marconi                          3”x 8”              green -> red                              72 days
All-American Selections Winner!  Produces peppers which resemble a cross between Marconi and Lamuyo types.  Large, tapering, 2 to 4-lobed fruits are 8 inches long and 3 inches wide, on robust, upright, 30-inch plants.  The fleshy peppers have a sweet, smoky flavor and can be used fresh or cooked.

Sweet Cherry Pick                   1 Ό”                 dark green -> red                   68 days
High-yielding, sweet cherry variety is perfect for pickling.  Round, 1.25 inch fruits are extremely uniform with excellent flavor.  Peppers detach cleanly and easily.


Hot Peppers:

Anaheim                                   6-8” long          green -> red                             77 days
A popular chile which is mildly hot.  Long, tapered, pungent, medium thick peppers.  Excellent fresh, pickled or dried.  Very hardy.  Plants grow 28-30” with good foliage cover.

Ancho 101                                5” long             dark green                               76 days
A relatively mild chili pepper increasingly popular in Mexican cuisine.  A favorite variety for Chiles Rellenos.  Dark green fruits grow to about 5 inches in length and taper to a flattened end.  Also used to make a popular chili powder after drying.

Early Jalapeno                        1 ½”x 3 ½”       green -> red                            75 days
Deep green fruits mature to red.  Very hot, ideal for Mexican dishes.  Sausage shaped fruits, 3 ½ inch by 1 ½ inch.  Excellent for pickling. 

Garden Salsa                           8” long             dark green -> red                   73 days
This hybrid chile has been developed specifically to capitalize on the growing popularity of Mexican salsas.  Fruits are 8” long by 1” across, usually picked green to use in salsa (they mature red).  Classed as medium hot, they’ll get hotter in dry weather.  Tobacco Mosaic resistant.

Hot Banana                             1 Ό”x 5 ½”       yellow -> red                           68 days
Also known as a Hungarian Yellow Wax pepper.  Early and productive variety bearing 5.5 inch long by 1.25 inch wide fruit with medium-thick walls.

Holy Molι                               1 ½”x 7- 9”       green -> warm brown            85 days
2007 AAS Winner.  Gourmet quality, chocolate brown peppers darken to a warm brown when mature.  A distinctive but not overly spicy pepper, used as a staple in Mexico’s famous Molι sauce and many other dishes.  Sturdy 3 ft. plants produce multiple harvests.

Long Thin Cayenne             4-5” long          green -> red                             72 days
Tall, bushy plants produce heavy yields of wrinkled, long slim fruit that are very hot.  The fruit are thin walled and ripen from green to a fiery red.  Use for hot sauces, drying, decoration and dehydration.

Mariachi                                    2” x 4”             yellow -> red                           66 days
Improved Santa Fe Grande type.  Mild, thick flesh is good fresh, roasted and pickled.  Widely adapted.  Early, high-yielding and widely adapted.  All-America Selections Winner.

Mucho Nacho                         4” long             green -> red                            68-70 days
Jumbo-sized fruits are fatter, thicker, heavier, a bit hotter and up to 1” longer than regular Jalapenos.  4” fruits are usually used green, although they mature fully red.  Plants are exceptionally vigorous and high yielding, setting fruit a week earlier than is typical of Jalapenos.

Piquin Chile
This pepper is very tantalizing as its small size belays a hot biting flavor.  The little chile piquin is much favored in Mexico for salsa picante. Chile piquins are said to have a unique and recognizable flavor. This little baby is extremely hot, but pepper people say the sensation disappears quickly.

Serrano del Sol                       ½”x 3”             green -> red                            62 days
Hot, but not excessively so, with a unique flavor that many prefer to Jalapenos.  Serve whole or chop for sauces and salsa.


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