Vegetable Varieties for Gardeners

Reviewed on 04/30/2020 by jef - An intermediate gardener
Overall Taste Yield Ease	Multnomah, Oregon, United States Frost Free Season: 163 - 183 days Soil Texture: Clay Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20') Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
I grew red rocoto (also called manzano in Mexico) peppers for the first time last year as a lark, and they immediately became my favorite hot chili. (As an aside, it is not clear to me whether the rocoto and manzano cultivars are different, or whether they are different names for the same variety. The variety grown in Mexico is most often called manzano, and the varieties grown in South America are typically called rocoto.) The peppers are very fleshy and quite hot (hotter than a serrano) when ripe. I had two plants, and they were easily my most productive peppers in my garden last summer (compared to cozumel, fireball, poblano, habanada). I liked it so much that I dug one up in the fall and overwintered it in the basement. Many growers indicate that the plants are substantially more productive in the second year, so I am looking forward to this growing season.