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'Anaheim' Peppers
 

Anaheim

Sub-Category: Hot
 
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Description: Hot anaheim chili type bearing 7-inch, slender, tapering, green, pungent but not particularly hot fruit that matures to scarlet.
Days To Maturity: 78-80
Seed Sources: Henry Field's Seed and Nursery Co. - updated in 2013
Totally Tomato - updated in 2011
BBBseed - updated in 2011

 
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Yield: (4.5 Stars)Yield
Ease/Reliability: (4.3 Stars)Ease/Reliability
 
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Reviewed on 10/06/2016 by Freebird - An intermediate gardener

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Oneida, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 123 - 143 days
Soil Texture: Not Sure
Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day

I grew several plants in 5 gallon buckets (1 plant per bucket) in my little container farm on my back deck. Soil was ProMix with purchased worm castings added to the hole where the seedlings were planted. I used Neptunes Harvest for the first month as a foliar feed, and switched to Texas Tomato Food once the buds appeared. Holy moley...I ended up with at least 6 long peppers per plant, some with 8 peppers. Not bad for a container pepper. The plants are still out on the back deck as of the first week of October. They will soon be relocated inside my unheated enclosed porch to let the final few mature. The taste of the green ones was superb, a little bit of heat but not tongue scorching. The soon to be mature ones will be a bit hotter I imagine. I will definitely save a few plants for overwintering, trimming them back to half height. I will have a definite jump on production next year.
 

Reviewed on 04/16/2012 by THISISME - An experienced gardener

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Maricopa, Arizona, United States
Frost Free Season: More than 203 days
Soil Texture: Not Sure
Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day

I roasted a lot of these last year and used them in home made hot sauce. The flavor is good and they produce well. I\'m growing these again this year. If you like hot peppers but not the kind that burn your tongue off give these a try.
 

Reviewed on 02/05/2009 by pea-picker - An intermediate gardener

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Belknap, New Hampshire, 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: 6 to 8 hours per day

I never had success growing peppers before these. Started indoors with a heat mat, transferred to raised beds with red plastic mulch. Had to stake them up, they had enormous yields. Used most of them green, a few started to turn color by September in N.H. I slice them to fry, and in salsa. Mildly hot, easy to strip out the seeds to control the heat. Overall very pleased, much easier than Hungarian Hot Wax that I also grew. Will try again this summer.
 

Reviewed on 12/02/2006 by John11840 - An intermediate gardener

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Middlesex, Connecticut, United States
Frost Free Season: 163 - 183 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet
Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day

A mild NuMex chili that is good for general cooking use. Good for use in stews and chili. The drawback is that they need to be blistered and peeled.
 

Reviewed on 02/07/2006 by plainsman - An experienced gardener

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Washington, Nebraska, United States
Frost Free Season: 143 - 163 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day

A good if not great pepper, not hot enough for me, and not enough flavor otherwise to compensate. These are easy to find, but plants tend to get spindlely, not very sturdy. So many varieties are better at anything this tries to be, I don't have space for it anymore.
 

Reviewed on 03/09/2005 by Oldgardener - An experienced gardener

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Pennsylvania, United States
Frost Free Season: 163 - 183 days
Soil Texture: Clay
Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day

Have grown these for 20 years. This is similar to the chiles we used in New Mexico (which are not available in the northeast). They are reliable and productive. the tall plants tend to lean when they ge heavy. As description says, they are mild. Great for enchiladas, salsa or huevos rancheros.
 




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