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'Fooled You' Peppers |
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Hybrid sweet jalapeno type. Plants bear 3 1/4- by 1 1/2-inch, thick-walled, green fruit matures to red. Looks like a jalapeno but has no heat.
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65
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Totally Tomato - updated in 2011
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| Rating Summary |
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Overall: (3.0 Stars)
Taste: (3.2 Stars)
Yield: (3.7 Stars)
Ease/Reliability: (3.5 Stars) |
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Number of Reviews: 6
KEY: O=Overall Rating, T=Taste, Y=Yield, E=Ease
Reviewed on 02/21/2015 by
spedoodle
- A novice gardener
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Kent, Michigan, United States
Frost Free Season: 163 - 183 days
Soil Texture: Clay
Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| I've tried it two years in a row and they haven't done well. It never gets bigger than it is at the time I planted it and usually dies after a month. I have only gotten one pepper so far after trying it two years in a row. |
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Reviewed on 09/14/2010 by
vegenag
- An experienced gardener
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Utah, Utah, United States
Frost Free Season: 143 - 163 days
Soil Texture: Clay
Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| Very easy to grow, tons of peppers. I loved the fact that there was no heat, but the taste is nearly lost without the heat. |
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Reviewed on 08/16/2007 by
Dobitus
- An experienced gardener
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El Paso, Colorado, United States
Frost Free Season: 103 - 123 days
Soil Texture: Not Sure
Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet
Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
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| I am NOT a fan of super hot peppers. I tried Fooled You for the first time this season. They are better than most of the bell peppers I have grown, and seem to survive torrential rains, cool weather and occasional neglect! Not a bad variety for fans of mild peppers. |
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Reviewed on 04/14/2006 by
sacratomato70
- An experienced gardener
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California, United States
Frost Free Season: More than 203 days
Soil Texture: Clay
Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| I thought this one would pack true jalapeno flavor without the punch, but in the end it was just flavorless. Good producer and stands up to the hottest and driest conditions just short of a desert. If you are looking for a mild jalapeno this one is not a winner. |
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Reviewed on 01/19/2006 by
Nancy Strasser
- An experienced gardener
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Pulaski, Virginia, United States
Frost Free Season: 143 - 163 days
Soil Texture: Clay
Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| Thick flesh and no heat: good taste for stuffing. Seeds were very slow to germinate, and produced fragile seedlings. The pepper fruits suffered significant disease (at least in my garden). |
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Reviewed on 11/13/2005 by
Riggerson
- An experienced gardener
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Athens, Ohio, United States
Frost Free Season: 123 - 143 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20')
Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
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| While this one grew very well in southern Ohio this summer and last, despite very different weather conditions (cold/rainy last summer, very hot/dry this summer), my friends/family were not real impressed. I wouldn't call them a waste of space, but the plant description says it all - they LOOK like a jalapeno, but certainly don't have the same taste/heat. I wouldn't even call them "mild" - though if you don't want any heat, this is a very productive pepper. |
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