Peppers – Sunset Greenhouse

Peppers are a popular warm season crop. We offer healthy plants and some unique varieties! Plant them in well-drained soil in a full sun location. Most of the peppers we offer will ripen around late August.

Our pepper starts are some of the best in town!

Ancho/Poblano Types

Trident 85 days, hybrid. Heart-shaped fruit up to 7″ L x 2” W, Mild. Use fresh or dry and grind for Ancho spice.

Chili Types

Anaheim (75 days, 5”L x 3”W, Mild)
Big Jim 75 days, Large NuMex type up 10″, great for chili rellenos, Mild to Medium Heat
Cayenne Long Thin 70 days, 4”L x .5”W, Very Hot!
Garden Salsa 75 days, 8″-9″ long skinny fruit, Mild, wonderful for salsa
Giant Ristra 80 days, 7″ red chili, 2014 All America Selections Winner
Hatch/New Mexico A favorite for regional flavor
Pueblo Chile: 75 days, 5″-6″ thick walled fruit with a bit of heat. Great for roasting
Super Chili 75 days, 2”L x 1”W, LOADS of upright growing mini Thai type chili. Very Spicy

Pepper Anaheim — **Anaheim**
Photo Courtesy Seeds by Design via BHC

Jalapeno: Make Your Own Poppers!

Early Jalapeno 65 days, 3”, Medium heat, thick wall
Fooled You 85 days, High yielding, mild jalapeno, small 1″-3″

Pepper Jalapeno Early Hot — **Jalapeno Early Hot**
Photo Courtesy Genesis via BHC

Sweet Bell Pepper Varieties:

Better Belle 75 days, 5” fruit
Golden California Wonder (65 days, 5” fruit)
MexiBell 60 days, small bell pepper with an Anaheim chili flavor. All-America Selections. Prolific producer
Yum Yum Mix 60 days NEW! popular sweet, snack sized mini bells

Pepper Better Belle — **Better Belle**
Photo Courtesy Ball Horticultural Company

Pepper Golden California Wonder — **Golden California Wonder**
Photo Courtesy Seeds by Design via BHC

Misc:

Cherry Pick 65 days High yields of 1″ rounded sweet fruit. Stir fry when green or allow to mature to red for a pickling pepper.
Ghost: Wrinkled scarlet fruit is said to be one of the hottest in the world. Use with caution! Thumb-sized peppers with tremendous heat.
Habanero Red 95 days, 1″ fruit, red hot!
Hungarian Hot Wax 60 days, 4″ L x 1″W, Hot Banana/Wax Type Peppers
Serrano (85 days, 2”L x .5”W, Hot Pepper)
Scotch Bonnet (Red) 90 days, Small 1″ wrinkled peppers that hail from the Caribbean. Smoky flavor and SUPER HOT! Handle with care.
Shishito 60 days to green/80 days to red, Small peppers add flavor without heat. Prolific and popular Japanese sweet pepper.
Sriracha 70 days. Hot Thai peppers used in the famous chili paste sauce.
Sweet Banana 65 days, 4”L x 1”W, Sweet
Tabasco 75 days, prolific and hot, make your own hot sauce!