Pepper Seeds

Vegetable Seeds

 

Most sweet and hot peppers begin green and then ripen to a dizzying array of beautiful colors including red, orange, yellow, and purple. Any variety of sweet bell pepper can be harvested as a green bell pepper, or left on the plant to fully ripen, becoming sweeter, and more nutritious in the process. Hot peppers, often called chilies, can also be harvested at any stage in development and will sometimes take on new identities depending on whether they are harvested for fresh eating or dried. Ancho chilies, for example, are poblanos left to become red-ripe and then dried. Nearly every culinary tradition seems to have found a place for the joy (and occasional sorrow) of hot peppers, which are “hot” because they contain capsaicin, the oily substance that makes your tongue burn. One or two pepper plants will fit easily in any garden, and probably find its way into every dish! 


Companions: carrots, eggplant, tomatoes, lovage, marjoram, oregano, basil, onions.
Antagonists:
fennel, kohlrabi. 

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Hot Pepper Seeds - Chinese 5-Color

Capsicum annuum HEIRLOOM - Fruits start out a gorgeous, royal purple and as they mature they run through the rainbow transforming from purple to cream, yellow, orange, and red once...

Hot Pepper Seeds - Tam Jalapeño

Capsicum annuum Take a break from the heat without losing flavor! A quarter to half as hot as early jalapeno, this pepper has excellent yields and is ideal for pickling,...

Hot Pepper Seeds - Anaheim Chili, ORGANIC

Capsicum annuum HEIRLOOM. Bring a little Mexican flavor to any dish with this classic pepper. Bushy upright plants grow 24-30" tall to produce an abundance of 6-8" long tapered fruits....

Hot Pepper Seeds - Early Jalapeño

Capsicum annuum The best variety for cooler climates with the signature fruity flavor of jalapeno. Enjoy pickled, fresh, and roasted. The well-known chipotle chilies are dry-smoked jalapenos picked when red...

Sweet Pepper Seeds - Sweet Banana

Capsicum annuum HEIRLOOM. There are so many ways to enjoy this tasty, popular pepper - sweet pepper pickles, relish, stuffed and sauteed. Great for short seasons, and will reliably yield...

Hot Pepper Seeds - Carrot Bomb, ORGANIC

Capsicum annuum These bright orange, round, 1-2 inch fruits make a fun addition to salsas, and are great for pickling too! About the same heat as a jalapeno. Plants grow...

Hot Pepper Seeds - Poblano

Expected to be back in stock by June Capsicum annuum Fire-roasted, peeled and stuffed poblanos are the chile rellenos of Mexico and the Southwest. When dried, the name changes to...