Abundant Acres

Hot Peppers

UPDATING FOR 2012

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ORDERING INFORMATION CAREFULLY prior to placing your order.

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Heirloom Hot Pepper plants are $3.00 each, plus shipping. All plants are shipped Priority Mail. 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 varies with location and growing conditions.

NOTE: Pungency in pepper plants can vary enormously based upon growing conditions. Always wear gloves when harvesting hot peppers!

CUSTOM GROWING: Don't see that "must have" variety in our regular offerings? We're happy to do custom sowings of unlisted varieties, often at no extra charge! But you must order early enough to allow the plants to reach shipping size. More Information

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.

Chilhuacle Negro $3.00 NEW for 2012
Description pending...

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.

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.

Pasilla Bajio $3.00
76 days. "Pasilla" means "little raisin" in Spanish, referring to the wrinkly brown appearance of the dried pods. This variety is also known as "Chilaca" and "Chili Negro" in Mexico. Seven inch long fruits are quite narrow, reaching about an inch wide toward the center of the fruit, very narrow at the stem end and gently tapering to a point at the blossom end. Dark green ripening to brown. Considered mild at 2500 Scoville units; use fresh in salsas, or dried for a complex, smokey addition to moles or red chilis.

MEDIUM

Ancho San Luis $3.00
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
80-90 days. Mildly hot, 2-3" fruits are purple to black when ripe. Tall, purple-flowered plants. Ornamental in the garden.

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.

HOT

Cayenne, Golden $3.00 New for 2012
Description pending...

Cayenne, Long Purple $3.00
(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.

Ethiopian Brown $3.00 New for 2012
Description pending...

VERY HOT

Bhut Jolokia $5.00
(Capsicum frutescens) Also known as Naga Jolokia. Recognized as the hottest known pepper, this variety registers at over a million Scovilles (the scale that measures the heat contained in chilis), making it four times as hot as the previous record-holder, the Savina Red Habanero. Originating in the northeastern region of India, its various local names translate to such epithets as the Ghost Pepper, King of Chillis, and even Poison Chilli! The outrageous fruits reach 2-3 inches in length, and, in our estimation, constitute more of a novelty than anything else. But, here it is--whether it's food or merely a curiosity.

Chinese Five-Color $3.00
Intensely 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 anytime to liven up your salsa.

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
(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.

Jalapeño, Craig's Grande $3.00
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
(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!