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'Red Peter' Peppers
 
Sub-Category: Hot
 
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Description: Hot cayenne type. 20- to 30-inch plants bear 4- to 6-inch, blunt-ended, green fruit maturing to deep red.
Days To Maturity: 90
Seed Sources: Underwood Gardens - updated in 2011

 
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Reviewed on 04/13/2015 by Jeanie - An intermediate gardener

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Dane, Wisconsin, United States
Frost Free Season: 103 - 123 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day

Have tried growing this a few times, trying again this year. Hard to get to germinate, only 4 of 12 seeds came up. Also hard to get it to ripen in a short Wisconsin season. The two other years I grew it the first year I had small green peppers but the frost was too early for them to mature. The second year I did get 3 red peppers. Started them earlier this year and hoping for a long season. The shape of the fruit is quite unique, and gives them their name. They do have a good flavor, and there is one company in the US that commercially grows them and makes a spice mix from the dried peppers.
 

Reviewed on 05/25/2006 by farmerdill - An experienced gardener

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Richmond, Georgia, United States
Frost Free Season: 183 - 203 days
Soil Texture: Sand
Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day

This cultivar grows well here and is a decnt producer. It is relatively hot, but more of a novelty than a useful seasoning pepper.
 




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