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'Piquillo' Peppers |
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Sweet
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Basque pimiento type. Plants bear pointed, red fruit.
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75-90
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| Rating Summary |
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Overall: (4.0 Stars)
Taste: (3.7 Stars)
Yield: (4.0 Stars)
Ease/Reliability: (4.0 Stars) |
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Number of Reviews: 3
KEY: O=Overall Rating, T=Taste, Y=Yield, E=Ease
Reviewed on 08/02/2013 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 now a favorite. It is a thick-walled conical pepper, up to 6 inches long. It's a 'gourmet' variety in Spain, and you can sometimes get them here in their canned state (this is how they are most enjoyed in Spain too). The flavor is wonderful, if allowed to fully mature and then roast. They have practically no heat, though sometimes there is some. Some misinformed sites out there say it's hot but that is most likely to the misinterpretation of it being called a chile! They are very early for me (to green stage), and do very well with cool nights. Productivity can sometimes be very high, but averages moderately high. It's one of the most productive open-pollinated varieties I've grown. |
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Reviewed on 08/25/2010 by
gardenlady
- An experienced gardener
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Columbia, Wisconsin, United States
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| I found this variety to be a superior pepper for overall production. It set fruit late but it produced an excellent pepper for roasting. It has thick flesh which stood up to fire roasting, pealed well and froze beautifully. |
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Reviewed on 01/31/2009 by
Penelope
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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
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| "Boring" is the best word to describe this pepper. It grew well, produced moderately, and the peppers were...meh. It's not a bad pepper, but there are similar varieties that have far better taste. |
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