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 - Big Jim, ORGANIC

Capsicum annuum ORGANIC. Classic green chili for fire-roasting and rellenos. Gigantic 8-12" fruits have produced world records. Peppers ripen from green to red on 24" plants. Medium hot.

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,...

Sweet Pepper Seeds - Marconi Red

Capsicum annuum HEIRLOOM. This huge Italian variety grows up to 12" long! Sweet tapered fruit ripens from green to red.

Hot Pepper Seeds - Cayenne Long Red Thin

Capsicum annuum HEIRLOOM. The (in)famous pepper! 4-6" long fruits arrive early and ripen from green to red. Thin walls makes for easy drying. Why buy Cayenne from the grocery store...

Sweet Pepper Seeds - Corno Di Torro Rosso

Capsicum annuum HEIRLOOM. An Italian variety with extremely productive tall plants that bear so much fruit they often need staking. Thin, 8-10" long, slightly curved fruits have outstanding flavor. Fruit...

Hot Pepper Seeds - Serrano Tampiqueño

Capsicum annuum HEIRLOOM. A pungent pepper, in the nose-clearing yet addictive sort of way. 30" plants produce abundant 2" fruits that ripen from green to red. Excellent for a wide...

Sweet Pepper Seeds - Ashe County Pimento

Capsicum annuum HEIRLOOM. A sweet, thick-walled beauty, Ashe County Pimento hails from our beautiful mountains here in Western NC. We're very happy to have this pepper back up for sale...

Sweet Pepper Seeds - Jimmy Nardello

Capsicum annuum HEIRLOOM. Shhh! Don't let the other peppers know, but after growing this heirloom you may never choose another variety. The thin walls and concentrated sugars make this a...

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....

Sweet Pepper Seeds - Red Ruffled Pimento

Capsicum annuum If there were ever a perfect stuffing pepper, this would be it! Heavy producer of flattened, pleated red fruits that adorably resemble miniature pumpkins. Sweet and delicious eaten...

Sweet Pepper Seeds - Cubanelle

Capsicum annuum HEIRLOOM. A long and tapered bell type, Cubanelle is perfect for flash frying because of its thin walls and low water content. Surprisingly, we found it sweetest before...

Sweet Pepper Seeds - Mega Marconi

Capsicum annuum Pepper breeder extraordinaire Doug Jones has pulled off a real winner with this pepper. A de-hybridized version of Seminis's "Giant Marconi", this variety has a compact habit and...

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 - Big Red

Capsicum annuum A juicy sweet bell pepper with high yields. Large fruit ripens from green to scarlet red. An excellent choice for the fresh market or home gardener.

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...

Sweet Pepper Seeds - St. Croix

Unavailable for 2024 due to crop failure Capsicum baccatum This seed stock was originally shared with us via longtime seed saver Yanna Fishman. Yanna and her family had vacationed on...