PEP223 Asian Kung Pao Hybrid An Asian favorite, longer and far skinnier than North American varieties with thin walls that dry quickly and seal in the flavor and heat ( about 10,000 scoville units ). Large 30 inch tall plants are loaded with skinny 412" long peppers that mature from green to red with no loss of flavor. Fine, unique flavor. 85 days. 15 seeds per packet $2.25
PEP077 Anaheim Chili One of the most popular of the chili peppers. Two celled, medium hot fruits, with medium-thick dark green flesh, ripening to bright red. Continuous bearing, high-yielding, vigorous, bushy, upright, 24 to 30 inch plants provide good foliage cover. Tasty, canned dried, fried, or pickled. 75 days. 15 seeds per packet $2.15 For picture Click Here
PEP078 Ancho 101 This pepper is what real Mexicans use to make chile rellanos. Heart-shaped fruits, 4 by 2-1/2" at the shoulder, have medium-thick walls and turn from blackish-green to rust red as they mature. The richly-flavored mature peppers are often dried and ground into chili peppers. Peppers tape to a blunt point, and wrinkled skin takes on even more character when dried. Plants are 30 to 36" tall with a spreading habit. Dried peppers may be strung into long ropes are made into wreaths. 76-80 days. 15 seeds per packet $2.15
PEP080 California Chile class, but so much bigger than you've ever seen! Huge, 8 to 10 inch, 4 oz. fruits with thick flesh and low pungency (about 1/3 the heat of jalapenos) and are delicious roasted, broiled, stripped and diced. Early, too! Compact plants are widely adapted; fruits mature to red but or mostly used green. 68 days. 15 seeds per packet $2.15
PEP081 Big Jim Large, medium-hot, fleshy, tapered fruits, 6 to 10" long, weigh up to 4 oz. Sturdy 24-30" plants yield 24-30 pods per plant which tend to ripen all at the same time. Flowers well, even when hot and dry. 75-80 days. 15 seeds per packet $2.15
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PEP087 Cayenne Long Red Slim These long, slender, wrinkled, very hot peppers are especially good for pickles, canning and drying. Brilliant red peppers are no thicker than a pencil. Fiery red, makes excellent chili and home salsa. Two-celled fruits start out dark green, and then ripen to a bright red color. 72 days. 15 seeds per packet $2.15
CHIPOTLE (JALAPENO) Term used for a fully ripened, smoked and peeled Jalapeño. One pod adds a natural smokey BBQ flavor to dishes like beans. It is unique and cannot be substituted. Order this item under "Jalapeno."
PEP091 Early Jalapeño Very hot, ideal for Mexican dishes. Deep green fruits mature to red. Sausage- shaped fruits, 3-1/2 inches by 1-1/2 inches, are also perfect for pickling. Just- like Jalapeno, except earlier and better adapted to cool, coastal conditions. Compact, non-brittle bushes. 60-65 days. 15 seeds per packet $2.15 For picture Click Here
PEP095 Garden Salsa Hybrid, just the right kick for the perfect Mexican sauce. Dark green 8 to 9 in. long up to 1 in. dia. Smooth with medium thick walls tapered to a point. Milder than jalapeño but hotter than Anaheim, TMV resistant. Matures in 73 days. 15 seeds per packet $2.15
PEP257 Golden Greek Pepperoncini The popular, little thin pickling pepper from Italy. 3"-5" Fruit have a superb flavor and just a little heat. Small plants. This heirloom comes from the south of Italy. 15 seeds per packet $2.15
PEP098 Habañero Holds the title as the hottest Capsicum grown in North America. A Caribbean favorite prepared with equal amounts of chopped onion, tomato, lime or orange juice. Use fresh. Can be dried and added sparingly to many dishes. Native to the Yucatan, 1" by 1-1/2" lantern shaped pods, with thin, wrinkled, light green flesh, ripen to a golden-orange. Slow to germinate, must be grown in warm, moist conditions. Plants grow 36" tall. Matures in 90 days. 15 seeds per packet $2.15 For Picture Click Here
PEP084 Carribean Red Habañero-type chile, bright red and can be even hotter. 1" by 1-1/2" lantern shaped pods, with thin, wrinkled, light green flesh, ripen to a bright red. Slow to germinate, must be grown in warm, moist conditions. Plants grow 36" tall.Matures in 110 days. 15 seeds per packet $2.15 For Picture Click Here
PEP099 Haitian Hot One of the best varieties we've found for grinding into fire hot chili powder! 67 days. 15 seeds per packet $2.15
PEP100 Hungarian Yellow Wax Spicy, fairly hot, banana shaped fruits. 67 days. 15 seeds per packet $2.15
PEP209 Hungarian Semi-hot Stuffing Peppers Abundant crops of extra large, medium hot Hungarian Stuffing peppers 512" by 312", bright yellow fruits, with a slight green tinge. Wonderful flavor. 60 days. 15 seeds per packet $2.25
PEP101 Inferno Hot Banana Hybrid This big, early high-yielder produces big, 8" by 1-1/2" fruits that are ultra smooth, with outstanding flavor just hot enough to taste good with almost everything. Matures yellow to red. 60 days. 15 seeds per packet $2.15
PEP255 Jalapeño M Small thick walled, excellent flavor. Best green but will mature red. Excellent seasoning, popular pickled, use fresh in salads, meat, pizzas, and vegetable dishes. The best-known pickled pepper, and a favorite for Tex-Mex dishes nationwide. Green pods 3 inches long. 72 days 15 seeds per packet $2.15 For Picture Click Here
PEP103 Jamaica Scotch Bonnet Habañero type chile. Flavor is smoky and fiery hot. 120 days. 15 seeds per packet $2.15
PEP105 Mexibell Hybrid An All-America Award Winner for it's mild chili flavor in a bell shape. Hugely successful when first introduced and available again only from us! Plants grow up to 26" tall bear many 3 to 4 lobed fruits with firm flesh. Ripens from green to chocolate brown to red; can be eaten at anytime. Tolerates Tobacco Mosaic Virus. 15 seeds per packet $2.15
Return to Scoville Heat Table Index PEP106 Macho Nacho Hybrid Here's a macho-impressive jalapeno, with a big powerful taste! Jumbo-sized fruits are fatter, thicker, heavier, a bit hotter, and up to a full inch longer than regular jalapenos. Big, 4" fruits are usually used green, but they will mature red. Plants are exceptionally vigorous and high yielding, setting heavy loads of meaty fruits about a week earlier than typical jalapenos. 68-70 days. 15 seeds per packet $2.15
MORA AND MORITAS - Refers to smoked Serrano
PEP107 Mulato Isleño Mild poblano, dark green maturing chocolate brown, 6 in. x 3 in. usually roasted and peeled before using. Good for chile rellenos. Matures in 80 days. 15 seeds per packet $2.15
PEP226 Yellow Mushroom Squash like fruits mature from green to yellow. Excellent pickled with the red version above. Very hot, can be used as seasoning when dried. 85 days. 15 seeds per packet $2.15
POBLANO - See Ancho
PEP253 Numex 6 A mild anaheim type growing growing lots of 7x1.75 inch fruits with good flavor. 15 seeds per packet $2.15
PEP111 Pasilla Bajio The "chile negro" pepper so popular in the Southwest and Mexico when used fresh. While classified as a hot pepper, Pasilla ("little raisin") has almost no heat. Fruits have a berry, almost herbal, flavor, and add a zest to sauces, soups, stews and dishes. Strong, upright plants produce heavy yields of uniforms, 8 to 10 in. pepper, thin-walled, slender, very dark blackish-green maturing to dark-brown. Easy to grow. Good resistance to Tobacco Mosaic Virus. 78 days. 15 seeds per packet $2.15
PEP210 Portugal Fire Tall plants loaded with 7 inch, shiny dark green fruits that mature to a deep red color. Very hot! 65 days. 15 seeds per packet $2.25
PEP112 Pretty Purple Amazingly beautiful it's all purple leaves, stems, flowers and unripe peppers. Makes for a striking show in the garden. Plants hold color from seedlings until full-grown to 30" tall. Extremely hot fruits ripen to red. Dries well. 75 days. 15 seeds per packet $2.15
PEP115 Red Cherry Large Hot Red cherry-sized peppers perfect for pickling. Sturdy, upright plants, 18 to 24 inches, produce warm to medium hot, round fruits, up to 2 inches in diameter. 78 days. 15 seeds per packet $2.15
PEP116 Santa Fe Grande Hot, conical, blunt fruits, 3-1/2 by 1-1/2", ripen to yellow from orange-red upright on upright, 24 to 28" plants. Continuos heavy yields for home or market. 75-80 days. 15 seeds per packet $2.15
PEP118 Serrano Chile Very hot, whether green or mature red, this flavorful pepper is perfect for chili sauce, salsa, hot pepper and vinegar and pickles. Vigorous 30" plants are laden with these 2" medium thick walls. 85 days. 15 seeds per packet $2.15 For picture Click Here
PEP218 Serrano Tampiqueno The most popular serrano in Mexico. The very hot, candle flame shaped fruits are 212" x 12", light green maturing to orange red with medium thick walls and their own unique flavor. 2-3 ft. tall plants are vigorous and ever bearing. Good for the home and market gardens. 15 seeds per packet $2.25
PEP121 Super Cayenne II Hybrid Improved version of Super Cayenne, bred for longer fruit (up to 6" ) taller, more vigorous plants and disease resistance. Good flavor and high pungency a dandy of a pepper you'll appreciate both for its high yield and fruit quality. 70 days. 15 seeds per packet $2.15
PEP120 Tabasco Small fiery pointed chile. Yellow/green turns orange/red. Plant grows to 2 to 3 ft. tall and does best in long hot summers. Uniquely smoky taste, dries easily, pods good in spicy Asian, Cajun and Creole dishes. Can be pickled in any color stage. Matures in 80 to100 days. 15 seeds per packet $2.15
PEP123 TAM Jalapeno #1 This mildly pungent pepper, developed by Texas A & M, matures early, and is just right for pickling. Semi-compact 22 to 24" plants yield plenty of the cylindrical fruits, medium- green to red. Widely use and widely adaptable. 65-70 days. 15 seeds per packet $2.15
PEP124 Jalapeño Fresh Market 72 days Dark green tapered fruit 3 x 1" turning red. Good pickling or fresh market. 15 seeds per packet $2.15
PEP125 Poblano (Called ANCHO when dried) 75 days Slightly hot with a sweet flavor. Dark green 6" x 3" fruits mature to a chocolate-green color. Thick-walled fruits are ideal for fresh use, stuffed, roasted, and used in rellanos or dried as an "Ancho". 15 seeds per packet $2.15
PEP241 Red Chile A compact plant excellent for containers and hot, 60-80 thousand Scoville heat units!. 80 days. Pepper grow to 1 1/2 inches long by 1/2 inch wide, tapering to a blunt point. Plants grow to 20 inches. 15 seeds per packet $2.15
9818 Vietnamese Hot Pepper A very hot pepper used in Vietnamese cooking that can be grown inside or outside. A very productive plant that will load itself down with 1-1+" thin red, fiery hot peppers. 15 seeds per packet $2.25
Note about seed germination: Most species of seeds have hard casings to protect the seed "embryo". For most of these "hard" seeds, the outer shell must be scarred, scratched or softened in some way. Some species take up to a year to germinate and will need help in the beginning to get the shell softened. Most varieties of slow germinating seeds will turn black and rot if there is not sufficient heat in the soil (75 to 90 degrees F. for most species) or if the soil dries out or is allowed to remain too wet, which will encourage the growth of one or another of the varieties of fungus or mold. It is important to speed up germination and to get the plants growing as soon as possible in order to avoid potential problems. Anyone who has soaked dried beans before cooking is familiar with the process of softening up the shell. When the outer shell is softened it allows the contents to expand. Potassium Nitrate (Saltpeter) can help in softening up these outer shells. It is available in many drug stores, but for those who have difficulty obtaining a small amount, we offer 1 teaspoon packets for $1.00. Soak the seeds in a solution of one teaspoon of the Saltpeter to one quart of warm water for at least 24 hours. Do not allow the seeds to dry out but sow them immediately using the remaining solution to water the soil or other growing medium. Soak several species of seeds at once in smaller containers of the same solution and have the containers of growing medium or soil ready for planting as soon as the soaking period is complete. SS100 Potassium Nitrate (Saltpeter) one teaspoon packet $1.00