Criolla De Cocina is a traditional Nicaraguan sweet pepper producing medium-sized fruits (7–12 cm) that ripen from green to bright red. The peppers have thin walls, smooth skin, and a pleasantly sweet, slightly fruity flavor. Plants are compact to medium in size and highly productive, making them well suited for home gardens and warm climates.

Scoville Heat Units (SHU): 0–500 SHU

(Mild to sweet, with little to no heat.)

Cooking Use:

Excellent fresh in salads and salsas, or sliced into sandwiches and wraps. Its thin flesh roasts and blisters quickly, making it ideal for grilling, sautéing, or marinating. It also dries well for homemade paprika or pepper flakes and freezes successfully for later use.

The Peter pepper is a rare, hot chili pepper with a distinctive shape.

Peter peppers are irregularly shaped pods that are 4–6 in long and 2–5 cm in diameter. They have a wrinkled, cylindrical shape with a rounded tip and a cleft. The skin is glossy, waxy, and firm, and the flesh is semi-thick, crisp, and pale green to red. Peter peppers ripen from green to bright red. 

Peter peppers have a bright, vegetal, and sweet flavor with a moderate to hot level of spice. They are similar to jalapeños but slightly sweeter.

Peter peppers have a Scoville heat unit (SHU) rating of 10,000–23,000, which is hotter than a jalapeño. 

The origin of the Peter pepper is unknown, but it is believed to be from Appalachia, United States.

Purple Marconi peppers are a sweet, Italian heirloom pepper variety that ripens from green to a vibrant purple, eventually turning red. They are known for their narrow, tapered shape, reaching about 5-6 inches in length, and are a heavy-yielding variety. 

Color: Ripens from green to deep purple, then red.

Shape: Narrow, tapered, and can grow to 6 inches long.

Flavor: Sweet, with a mild, smoky flavor.

Taste: Sweetness increases as they mature from purple to red.

Usage: Can be used fresh in salads, fried, or stuffed.

Plant Height: Grows to 3 feet tall.

Origin: Italian heirloom variety. 

La Sucette de Provence is an old French chili pepper variety originating from Provence, France. It has a long, tapered, conical shape measuring about 10 to 15 cm, often compared to a small lollipop or tongue. The pepper matures from green to bright red, sometimes passing through orange hues, and offers a distinctive fruity flavor with moderate heat ranging from about 1,500 to 2,500 Scoville Heat Units. Its thin flesh makes it especially well suited for drying, though the skin can become slightly tough when fully mature. La Sucette de Provence can be used at any stage of ripeness, whether fresh, roasted, or dried, and is ideal for making chili powders, sauces, marinades, and tapas-style dishes.

Hong gochu (홍고추) are vibrant red Korean chili peppers, prized for their sweet, smoky, slightly tangy flavor and mild-to-medium heat (around 5,000-7,000 SHU), essential for authentic kimchi, gochujang (chili paste), and stews, offering rich color, depth, and flavor to Korean cuisine, used fresh, dried, or ground. 

Color: Bright, glossy red when ripe, sometimes shiny green when unripe.

Shape: Elongated and slender.

Flavor: Rich, sweet, smoky, slightly floral, with earthy notes.

Heat: Mild to medium, less intense than some other Korean varieties. 

Gochugaru: Dried and ground to make coarse or fine chili flakes for kimchi, marinades, soups, and sauces.

Gochujang: A key fermented chili paste ingredient.

Fresh: Used chopped in side dishes (banchan), salads, or for garnishes.

Dried: Can be used whole or in powders for deep flavor and color. 

Provides spice, vibrant red color, sweet/smoky flavor, and acts as a natural preservative in kimchi.

A fundamental ingredient, distinguishing many traditional Korean dishes. 

A chocolate-colored bell pepper with a very sweet flavor. It ripens from green to dark brown on the outside and brick red flesh on the inside. This is our earliest pepper to harvest, with the first peppers ripening at around 57 days.

Heavy fruit set of 3-4” peppers and it tolerates cool nights. Heat Level: None

~ Packet contains 10 seeds. 

In early spring, start seeds indoors 8 weeks prior to warm nightly temperatures. Place the seeds in sterile media and cover 1/4” deep. Provide 85°F bottom heat, bright light and keep moist at all times. Seeds will germinate in 7 - 14 days. Transplant seedlings into pots and grow until there are 6 true leaves on the plant. Plant them directly into rich soil, 30” apart or into large 5-gallon containers. Harvest peppers when they are full size and brown. 

The peppers are round, apple-shaped (hence the name "Alma" meaning apple in Hungarian). They have a sweet flavor with a mild heat, making them suitable for various culinary uses. 

Alma paprika peppers are popular for making the spice paprika, but they can also be eaten fresh, roasted, or stuffed. The peppers can be used in salads, pasta, or as a side dish when baked or roasted. 

They are an open-pollinated heirloom variety and can be grown in any zone with sufficient sunshine and warm weather. Seeds should be started indoors 6-8 weeks before transplanting outdoors after the last frost. 

Nutritional Value:

Alma paprika peppers are a good source of vitamins A and C, which are antioxidants, as well as folate and vitamin K. 

To prevent common pepper diseases, avoid watering plants at night or on cool, cloudy days. Aphids and flea beetles can be controlled with insecticidal soap. 

Peppers can be harvested at any stage, but are best when fully colored and firm. Regular harvesting encourages further fruit production. 

 ~ Packet contains 50 seeds. 

Small, globular peppers that are 4–5 cm in diameter and 5–7 cm long

Smooth, firm skin that is green when young and turns dark brown when ripe

Thick, red-brown flesh with a hollow cavity and many small seeds

Flavor Sweet and crunchy and Packed with vitamins A and C and antioxidants. 

Uses 

Great for stuffing, stir fry, kebabs, omelets, or as a salad topping

A healthy snack on their own

Growing 

Can grow in small spaces and are good for home gardeners

Can be grown in containers or in the garden

Require a long season to produce fruit

Can be pruned for more compact plants

The yellow marconi pepper, also known as the Golden Marconi pepper, is a large, sweet, Italian heirloom pepper that ripens from green to yellow. It's known for its crunchy texture and fruity sweetness. 

Characteristics:

Size: The peppers can grow up to 10 inches long and 2.5 inches wide. 

Color: The peppers mature from light green to golden yellow. 

Taste: The peppers are sweet and smoky, with a gentle, fruity flavor. 

Texture: The peppers are crunchy and juicy. 

Uses: 

Eat fresh in salads

Fry, roast, or grill

Stuff with jack cheese

Add to sandwiches