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'Beaver Dam' Peppers |
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Hot Hungarian heirloom. Plants bear tapered, light-green fruit ripening to red.
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80
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Seed Savers Exchange - updated in 2014
Underwood Gardens - updated in 2011
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| Rating Summary |
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Overall: (4.3 Stars)
Taste: (4.0 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 12/20/2020 by
Zeedman
- An experienced gardener
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Winnebago, Wisconsin, United States
Frost Free Season: 143 - 163 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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| 70 days, sprawling 12-18" plants (if unsupported) with up to 8-10 fruits per plant, 5-6" long, 2.5-3" at shoulder tapering to point, thick bell-like walls, avg. 6 ounces well grown. Rich pepper flavor that is not over-powered by the mild to moderate heat. Makes pepper steak to die for & the heavy, easy-to-clean peppers make it my go-to for canned salsa. I recommend caging to support the heavy fruit load. The only thing preventing my review from being a straight 5 stars is a tendency for some peppers to rot in bad years... caging or staking will reduce that, as will growing under a light row cover (which is my preferred method). |
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Reviewed on 02/26/2008 by
excessively
- A novice gardener
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Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
Frost Free Season: 143 - 163 days
Soil Texture: Clay
Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20')
Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
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This variety was pretty productive for me, much better than any other pepper I grew in our rather short season.
The peppers were very flavorful and hot enough to add some zing to fajitas, sandwiches, stir fries, and chili. I ate them faster than they ripened (took quite a while to go from lime green to red/ripe, though the fruits grew quickly in size). Birds loved to steal them, so I had to put up protective netting.
Very nice, healthy foliage even crowded in a container -- no disease issues at all. Will definitely be growing more than three plants this year! |
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Reviewed on 01/07/2007 by
Penelope
- An experienced gardener
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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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| A nice, little, productive pepper plant, but the taste of the peppers is bland. |
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