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'Hidalgo' Peppers

Sub-Category:	Hot

Sub-Category 2:
Description:	Hot chile type, similar to Serrano in shape and just as hot. 16- to 24-inch plants bear green fruit that matures to red.
Days To Maturity:	80-90
Seed Sources:

Rating Summary

Overall: (4.0 Stars) Taste: (4.0 Stars) Yield: (5.0 Stars) Ease/Reliability: (4.0 Stars)

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Number of Reviews: 1

KEY: O=Overall Rating, T=Taste, Y=Yield, E=Ease

Reviewed on 01/07/2007 by Penelope - An experienced gardener
Overall Taste Yield Ease	Richland, South Carolina, United States Frost Free Season: More than 203 days Soil Texture: Loam Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
Very productive serrano-type pepper. It produced steadily up to when the weather started to turn cool in the fall. As the nights started to drop into the 40's, it lost all of its leaves. The flavor and heat were fairly typical for a serrano pepper.

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