Pepper Varieties Tomato & Pepper Plant Sale 2011 Helpline: 650-726-9059 X107 or [email protected]http://ucanr.org/sites/MGsSMSF Sweet Variety Name Description and comments Heat Color when picked Days The Big Early This elongated bell pepper is so incredibly big that cooks can make stuffed peppers for two using one fruit. When mature, these 3 to 4 lobed bell peppers are a huge 8 in. long by 4 1/2 in. wide with thick walls and crisp, sweet flavor. These are ready to harvest early as green fruit or allow to ripen to bright red for even extra sweetness. Of US origin. 0 Green to red 70 Carmen (Hybrid) This sweet pepper in the Italian bull’s horn style matures at least a week earlier than comparative types, making them easier for short-season gardeners to grow. Grows to 6” long and 2 ½” wide, with wide shoulders tapering to a point. Delicious fresh, cooked or roasted. 2006 All American Selections Winner. Of US origin. 0 Red 75 Mild Variety Name Description and comments Heat Color when picked Days Anaheim TMR This moderately pungent fruit is deep green, but turns red at full maturity. Very smooth peppers are 7-1/2” long and 2” wide, borne on tall, productive plants that offer good foliage cover for the fruit. Excellent for canning, freezing, or drying. Of US origin. 1 Green to red 75 Ancho San Martin Large size, early maturity, and great production are what make this ancho pepper distinctive. Thick-fleshed peppers mature to 5-1/2” long and 3-1/2” wide, making them perfect for stuffing, as well as useful for roasting or drying. Of US origin. 3 Green 75 Big Chili Hybrid (Hybrid) This hybrid Anaheim-type is significantly more productive with much larger fruit than other Anaheim varieties. Huge crops of 8 – 10” long, 4 oz. fleshy peppers appear over a lengthy harvest period. This is the classic “California green chili” used for roasting, peeling, and in cooked dishes. Very mild. Of US origin. 1 Green 68 Garden Salsa TMR (Hybrid) Milder than Jalapeño, but hotter than Anaheim. Useful for salsa, picante sauce, and other Mexican dishes. Smooth green peppers are 8 – 9” long and 1” wide, ripening to red. Large plants with a big yield. Of US origin. 2 Red 73 Hungarian Wax Medium hot peppers, especially good for pickling. Canary yellow, then bright red at maturity. 6 – 8” long and 2” across. Of US origin. 3 Red 70 Pasilla Bajio TMR Cylindrical peppers, 8 – 10” long; thin-walled and dark green ripening to dark brown. Mainly used dried for their rich, smoky flavoring in sauces. Of US origin. 3 Green 75
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Pepper Varieties Tomato & Pepper Plant Sale 2011
Helpline: 650-726-9059 X107 or [email protected] http://ucanr.org/sites/MGsSMSF
Sweet
Variety Name Description and comments Heat Color when
picked Days
The Big Early
This elongated bell pepper is so incredibly big that cooks can make stuffed peppers for two using one fruit. When mature, these 3 to 4 lobed bell peppers are a huge 8 in. long by 4 1/2 in. wide with thick walls and crisp, sweet flavor. These are ready to harvest early as green fruit or allow to ripen to bright red for even extra sweetness. Of US origin.
0 Green to red 70
Carmen (Hybrid)
This sweet pepper in the Italian bull’s horn style matures at least a week earlier than comparative types, making them easier for short-season gardeners to grow. Grows to 6” long and 2 ½” wide, with wide shoulders tapering to a point. Delicious fresh, cooked or roasted. 2006 All American Selections Winner. Of US origin.
0 Red 75
Mild
Variety Name Description and comments Heat Color when picked
Days
Anaheim TMR
This moderately pungent fruit is deep green, but turns red at full maturity. Very smooth peppers are 7-1/2” long and 2” wide, borne on tall, productive plants that offer good foliage cover for the fruit. Excellent for canning, freezing, or drying. Of US origin.
1 Green to red 75
Ancho San Martin
Large size, early maturity, and great production are what make this ancho pepper distinctive. Thick-fleshed peppers mature to 5-1/2” long and 3-1/2” wide, making them perfect for stuffing, as well as useful for roasting or drying. Of US origin.
3 Green 75
Big Chili Hybrid (Hybrid)
This hybrid Anaheim-type is significantly more productive with much larger fruit than other Anaheim varieties. Huge crops of 8 – 10” long, 4 oz. fleshy peppers appear over a lengthy harvest period. This is the classic “California green chili” used for roasting, peeling, and in cooked dishes. Very mild. Of US origin.
1 Green 68
Garden Salsa TMR (Hybrid)
Milder than Jalapeño, but hotter than Anaheim. Useful for salsa, picante sauce, and other Mexican dishes. Smooth green peppers are 8 – 9” long and 1” wide, ripening to red. Large plants with a big yield. Of US origin.
2 Red 73
Hungarian Wax Medium hot peppers, especially good for pickling. Canary yellow, then bright red at maturity. 6 – 8” long and 2” across. Of US origin. 3 Red 70
Pasilla Bajio TMR
Cylindrical peppers, 8 – 10” long; thin-walled and dark green ripening to dark brown. Mainly used dried for their rich, smoky flavoring in sauces. Of US origin. 3 Green 75
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Hot
Variety Name Description and comments Heat Color when
picked Days
Grande (Hybrid)
A hybrid Jalapeño with extra-large fruit (4” long, and 1½” wide.) Disease resistant plants are vigorous and produce heavily, even in stressful conditions. Of US origin. 5 Green to red 75
Serrano
Very hot chile called for in many recipes. Candle-flamed shaped fruit are 2¼” long. First green and then red at full maturity. Plants are 30 to 36” tall with many branches. Vigorous bearer. Popular in Mexico and SW US. Of Mexican origin.
7 Green to red 75
Extremely Hot
Variety Name Description and comments Heat Color when picked
Days
Congo Trinidad
In Trinidad, habañero pepper relatives are called “congo peppers” – and this one is an extra-large red habañero type. At 2” long and wide, its peppers are significantly bigger and more ribbed than the typical habañero. They are intensely hot and extremely productive. Of Trinidad origin.
9 Red 80
Thai Hot
Extremely hot variety. Plants become covered with 1½” long, thin-fleshed peppers that are green at first, then ripen to red. Both colors appear on the plant at the same time, making this variety ornamental as well as edible. Of Thai origin.
9 Red 90
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Definitions Hybrid – Seeds cannot be saved because they will not come true. Hybrid seeds can only be bought from a seed company that produces the seed by crossing particular parent plants.
TMR – Tobacco mosaic virus tolerance
Note: Only hybrids list disease resistance because seed companies pay to have the seed tested and certified. Disease resistance in heirloom varieties is undocumented; however, they may exhibit resistance as well.
