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'Islander' Peppers |
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Sweet
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Hybrid. Sweet bell type. Plants bear medium-sized, 3-lobed, thick-fleshed, mild, lavender fruit at 56 days then maturing to violet to yellow to orange-streaked and finally rich dark red at 81 days. Disease resistance. Resistant to tobacco mosaic virus.
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56-81
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| Seed Sources: |
Johnny's Selected Seeds - updated in 2016
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| Rating Summary |
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Overall: (3.8 Stars)
Taste: (3.5 Stars)
Yield: (3.7 Stars)
Ease/Reliability: (4.3 Stars) |
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| Reviews |
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Number of Reviews: 6
KEY: O=Overall Rating, T=Taste, Y=Yield, E=Ease
Reviewed on 10/26/2017 by
CCE Nassau County NY
- An experienced gardener
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Nassau, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 183 - 203 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| Planted two seedlings on May 19. Healthy plants with a medium yield. (Very pretty pepper!) |
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Reviewed on 10/18/2017 by
Debbie L
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Orange, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 143 - 163 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| Grew well, but not a great tasting pepper. |
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Reviewed on 10/12/2017 by
Cutler Botanic Garden
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Broome, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 163 - 183 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| Planted 5/16/17. Needed more room to thrive, crowded in space provided. |
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Reviewed on 01/14/2013 by
loki
- An experienced gardener
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Cache, Utah, United States
Frost Free Season: 123 - 143 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| This is a great pepper for looks, yield, and reliability. It is also early. I marked taste as average, as it\'s just like any other sweet pepper. When red, it is much sweeter, though then it\'s not it\'s beautiful lavender color. The only negative is that when lavender, it cooks to a grayish color. |
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Reviewed on 08/28/2009 by
Evilsunflower
- An intermediate gardener
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Washington, New York, United States
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| I was not wowed by this pepper. The plants did well, with plenty of big beautiful purple peppers, despite less than ideal conditions this summer. I did not think it was particularly tasty and was disappointed that the peppers turned yellow/grey when cooked. |
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Reviewed on 07/21/2006 by
bugsy
- An intermediate gardener
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Orange, California, United States
Frost Free Season: More than 203 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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| This was a very expensive but excellent pepper for me. Because the purple color shows up when the peppers are still immature, the plant continues to pump out peppers if you harvest them at the purple stage. As a result I got a pretty peck of purple peppers out of my plants. The only downside was a slight bitter note to the taste of the flesh that you sometimes get with green peppers. All in all, a very good pepper. I would grow this again. |
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