Hot Peppers

We are closed for the 2010 Season. Thank you for your business. We'll see you next year.

Plants are well established in 2½" square pots that are 3½" deep to provide our customers with larger, healthier plants.

NOTE: Number of days from transplanting until harvest is only for comparison purposes between varieties. Actual number of days to maturity, as well as the relative piquancy of hot peppers, may vary with location, climate, weather and other conditions. Always wear gloves when picking hot peppers. All offerings are believed to be Capsicum annuum, except as noted.

PEPPER CULTURE


MILD

Anaheim  $3.00
75-80 days. Delicious mildly hot flavor, excellent for roasting or frying, good yields of very large, thick-walled chili peppers. The classic chili for chili verde dishes, at least in the United States, and our main crop for green use here at Abundant Acres, where we're a bit picky about our peppers.

Czechoslovakian Black  $3.00  
Mild, Jalapeño-shaped fruit that have a fruity, cinnamon flavor; dark purple, almost black in color. The plants are very dark green with purple stems, ornamental and productive. Perfect for gourmet chefs, including the one in your kitchen. This heirloom was collected from the former Czechoslovakia.

Jalapeño, Tam  $3.00
70 days. A very tasty mild Jalapeño type, with the same delicious flavor but a lot less heat. Great yields. Use in mild fresh salsas.

Mulato Isleno  $3.00  New Sold out for 2010
76 days. A Poblano type when fresh, referred to an an ancho type, when dried. Very rich, dark green color that matures to a warm chocolate-brown. Extremely mild with the faintest degree of pungency, measuring a timid 1000 units on the Scoville scale. Heart-shaped fruits about 3 inches across at the shoulder and six inches in length. Very traditional variety from Old Mexico, fine in moles or chili relleno when roasted and peeled.

Pizza Pepper  $3.00   May ship dates only
60-80 days. Plants 14-24 inches tall and very dense. Pendulous fruits 3-4 inches long, 1.5 to 2 inches in length, looking like oversized jalapenos. Mild when green, the thick-walled fruits develop a bit of heat when they turn red, but never really get very hot. Productive plants have been known to yield 3 pounds each! Developed at Oregon State University by Dr. James Baggett for the cool-summer conditions in the Northwest, but suitable everywhere.

Sonora $3.00  New
77 days. 10-inch fruits reaching four ounces in weight--very large, comparable to Anaheim or Big Jim. Offered for those who wish to try a milder alternative to these two eminent varieties. And at 300 to 600 Scoville units, this one is extremely mild. Medium-sized plants are tolerant to Tobacco mosaic virus. Thick -walled fruits  ripen from  green to red.   (Grown from treated seed)

Trinidad Perfume  $3.00
80-85 day. It looks like a habenero, but has little-to-no heat. Attractive yellow-orange fruits hang like pendants from tall extremely prolific plants.  From Trinidad;  these 1 to 1 1/2 inch peppers add a delightful flavor to any cuisine.

MEDIUM

Ancho San Luis    $3.00 Sorry, not available
A great Ancho/Poblano type that matures in 80 days, 5-6" fruit are of high quality and medium heat. The dark-green fruit turn deep red when mature. A must for Mexican foods; great fresh or dried. One of the most popular chilis in Mexico.

Black Hungarian   $3.00   May ship dates only
80-90 days. Mildly hot, 2-3" fruits are purple to black when ripe.  Tall, purple-flowered plants. Ornamental in the garden.

Nepalese Bell   $3.00
90-100 days.  Unusual-shaped fruits have three distinct flattened lobes, look more like a pendent flower than a pepper! 3 to 4 inches across with thin flesh. Sweet on the outer edges, but mildly hot near the seeds. Ripens a cheerful red-orange. Very tall plants, to 40 inches in our 2008 garden, and one of the most productive we've seen. From Seed Savers member Ulrike Paradine of England.

Numex Big Jim   $3.00
70-80 days. A very large, mild to hot chile pepper growing up to 12 inches long, this is a good all-around choice for making salsas, sauces, and chile rellenos. Our 7-9 inch peppers didn't get more than moderately hot in our 2007 garden. May supplant Anaheim as our favorite for green chilis.

Peruvian Purple   $3.00   Sorry, sold out
(Capsicum frutescens) 85-95 days. Leaves, stem, flowers and upright little fruits all in purple. Stunning in the garden. The top-shaped fruits are relatively mild.

Romanian Hot   $3.00  May ship dates only
70 days. These have a delicious mild to medium heat. The blocky, 4” pods have yellow flesh that turns red at maturity. This great heirloom from Romania is excellent for salads, salsa, pickling, sautéing and much more. Short, 14” plants produce heavily all summer. Suitable for containers.

Santa Fe Grande   $3.00 May ship dates only
Spicy, plump 4" peppers are a luminous, waxy pale yellow in color and quite warm, resembling overgrown jalapenos. The fruits ripen from green through yellow to a fiery red-orange and finally to a mellow red, usually with all colors represented on a single plant. Makes pretty pickles and salsa. Ornamental  plants give heavy yields over the entire summer, making this variety choice for home gardens. In our 2006 trials, continued well past the early mild frosts.

 

 HOT

Cayenne, Golden   $3.00  Sorry, not available
72 days—Compact plants bear heavy crops of gorgeous, hot, lemon-yellow fruits. These are slightly curved, reaching 4 inches in length by one-half in width, straighter than and not quite so slender as the other cayenne types offered here. Really unusual and most attrctive in the garden or in the kitchen.

Cayenne, Long Purple  $3.00 Sorry, not available
(Capsicum frutescens) Very spicy pods are a lovely deep purple in color, making them quite unique and colorful, until finally ripening to red. The tall plants are just covered with dark fruit; great for hot sauce, chili, and soup. Nice enough for flower beds.

Cayenne, Long Thin  $3.00
(Capsicum frutescens) Slender, long peppers turn bright red and are very hot. The 2 foot plants are vigorous and productive. This heirloom has been popular many years for drying, using as a spice, and also medicinally. Adds heat to many a Chinese-style dish.

  VERY HOT

Chinese Five-Color  $3.00
Intensly hot  peppers turn a rainbow of vibrant colors from purple, cream, yellow, orange to red as they ripen. A beautiful ornamental.  The plants are great for indoor containers. Just pick a few any time to liven up your salsa.

Fatalii  

90 days.  Habanero-type pepper. Sturdy plants grow 2 - 3 ft tall and are loaded with wrinkled fruit. 1" x 3" peppers are yellow-orange and are searingly hot; this may be the hottest pepper we offer!  Citrus like flavor you can taste seconds before the heat sets in.  The plants do well in pots and will produce for several seasons, if overwintered in a frost-free location.

Fish   $3.00
Multi-colored striped fruits include shades of brown, orange, white, red, and of course green. Was used in the Baltimore area before 1950. An African-American heirloom used in the fish and shellfish dishes of the region. Very ornamental white and green variegated leaves, often quite dramatic.

Habañero   $3.00 Sorry, not available
(Capsicum frutescens)  80-100 days. Pleated or wrinkled lantern-shaped fruits starting out green, ripening to a positively incandescent orange-red. Classic for Caribbean-style cooking or hot sauce.

Habañero, Chocolate   $3.00
(Capsicum frutescens) 90-110 days. This Jamaican habanero is loaded with heat and smoky flavor. The delicious taste is perfect for making sauces. A unique variety for your garden, having lovely brown lantern-shaped fruits, ripening to red.

Habañero, White   $3.00
(Capsicum frutescens) 95-100 days. The plants are compact and bushy, much-branched and attractive.  Produces large quantities of 1-2" creamy white, bonnet-shaped fruit. Smoky taste, extreme heat!

Jalapeño, Craig's Grande   $3.00 New
80 days. Gigantic true jalapeno type fruit--positively the largest known, up to five inches in length!  Surprisingly, the plants are rather compact, seldom exceeding 30 inches in height. Fruits are green ripening to red. Makes a spectacular stuffer!

Jalapeño, Early   $3.00
60-65 days. This very hot pepper does well in cooler growing conditions. They mature to red but are more often harvested while they are dark-green. They can be used in many dishes such as burritos, cornbread, dips, salsas, and tacos. Also good when breaded and fried or when stuffed.

Jalapeño, Purple  $3.00
75-90 days. Very spicy pods are lovely bright purple in color (ripening to red) making them quite unique and colorful. The tall, somewhat columnar plants are just covered with dark fruit, great for hot sauce, chili and soup. Nice enough for the flower beds.

Serrano   $3.00 
73-75 days. Abundant, small fruits ripen from dark, glossy green to orange to red-orange/deep crimson. Attractive 30” plants with pendent fruit (2” x ½”). Very hot whether green or red; said to be one of the hottest peppers. This flavorful pepper is ideal for making pepper sauce, hot chili sauce, salsa, hot pepper vinegar, and for pickling. Thin-walled fruits dry easily.

Tabasco   $3.00
(Capsicum frutescens) 90 days. This famous heirloom was introduced into Louisiana in 1848 and became the main ingredient in Tabasco Pepper Sauce. This pepper is very hot and has a delicious flavor. The magnificent plants grow up to 4’ tall and are covered with small, thin peppers. Needs a warm summer or can be grown as a potted plant. Fruit ripen from green to orange, then red.

Thai Little Red Chilli    $3.00
(Capsicum frutescens) The fiery hot tiny bird pepper from Thailand. Small plants are great in pots. The fruit is fine for use in many South Asian recipes.

Thai Yellow Chilli    $3.00  New
(Capsicum frutescens) Cheery little yellow peppers, about two inches in length, thin-walled and fine for drying. A common type in Thailand, where  peppers are almost as much of an art form as they are in Latin America. Positively guaranteed to add zip to any dish!

Variegata/Trifetti   $3.00  Sorry, not available
80 days. One of the most beautiful of all peppers, with foliage variegated and striped in purple, white, and green. Some plants are predominately white and purple. The small plants produce tiny, purple fruit which are very hot. Ideal for hanging baskets. (Shown below.)