The Malagueta pepper is small, typically 1-2 inches long, and has a conical shape that tapers to a point. It ripens from green to a bright red. 

Flavor:

It has a fruity aroma and a flavor profile that is described as sweet, citrusy, and slightly bitter. 

Heat:

The Malagueta pepper is known for its intense heat, with a Scoville heat unit rating between 60,000 and 100,000. 

Usage:

It's a staple in Brazilian, Portuguese, and Mozambican dishes, often used in sauces like piri piri. It's also used to season meats, poultry, and vegetables. 

Plant:

The plant is bushy and dense, growing to about 2-3 feet tall, and produces many small peppers. 

Related Names:

In Brazil, smaller peppers may be called "malaguetinha," while larger ones are "malaguetão,"

Used in dishes callled Feijoada and Moqueca.

The Oroma tomato is a paste variety developed in the United States by Oregon State University and released in 1993. Bred specifically for processing, it is an open-pollinated, determinate tomato that produces elongated, Roma-style red fruits with a firm, meaty texture and very few seeds. These qualities make Oroma especially well suited for sauces, paste, and canning, as the fruits are easy to peel, hold their shape well, and have good keeping qualities. While primarily valued for processing, Oroma can also be used for fresh eating, particularly in the Pacific Northwest where it performs reliably.

Pinocchio Orange Tomato is a unique, elongated cherry variety with a pointed “beak-like” tip and a brilliant deep orange color. The small, glossy fruits are firm, juicy, and exceptionally sweet with mild acidity. Produced in heavy clusters on vigorous plants, they are perfect for fresh snacking, salads, roasting, and colorful garnishes. Their striking shape and vibrant hue make them a standout in both the garden and the kitchen.

Bright orange cherry tomato, 2–3 cm in diameter, with a sweet, fruity flavor. This truly adorable micro-dwarf variety grows to just 30 cm tall, making it perfect for small spaces. Highly productive and ideal for indoor cultivation in 1-gallon pots, it also performs exceptionally well in aeroponic systems. Determinate. Matures in approximately 55 days.

Grow in full sun with rich, well-drained soil. Start seeds indoors 6–8 weeks before the last frost, sowing 5 mm deep. Space plants 40 cm apart.

Naga Peach Pepper is a rare, extremely hot chili known for its soft peach color and intense heat. The pods are wrinkled and slightly elongated, typically 5–7 cm long, ripening from light green to a creamy peach tone. The plant is vigorous and productive in warm climates.

Scoville Heat Units (SHU):

Approximately 800,000 to 1,200,000 SHU, placing it in the super-hot category, similar in heat range to other Naga types.

Flavor Profile:

Fruity, slightly sweet, with a sharp, lingering heat that builds quickly and lasts.

Cooking Uses:

Hot sauces and extreme chili sauces

Small amounts in salsas

Spicy chutneys

Dehydrated and ground into chili powder

Infused oils (use extreme caution)

⚠️ Handle with gloves and avoid contact with eyes or skin. A very small amount goes a long way.

Latin name: Lycopersicum esculentum

Extremely prolific early variety. 

Small, compact plant (about 60 cm / 2 ft tall) produces loads of 6–9 cm red fruits. 

Excellent for container growing. Determinate. Matures in about 70 days.

Open-pollinated.

100 Days.

Eat fresh or harvest as dry.

Popular in latin dishes.

You can grow your own sponges. Loofah is a plant in the squash family that loves warm weather. Drying the vegetable out and letting peeling back the skin reveals a incredible sponge that lasts. 

The three-lobed leaves are 7.5–20 centimetres (3–8 inches) wide.

The fruit, approximately 30 cm (12 in) long and maturing to brown, resembles a cucumber in shape and size.

The young fruit is eaten as a vegetable and is commonly grown for that purpose in tropical Asia. The young shoots, flowers and leaves can be cooked, and the mature seeds can be roasted for consumption.

Chufa nuts, also known as tiger nuts or earth almonds, are actually edible tubers, not nuts, with a sweet, nutty flavor and chewy texture, often used in horchata, a Spanish beverage. 

What they are:

Chufa nuts are the edible tubers of the Cyperus esculentus plant, a member of the sedge family, not nuts or almonds. 

Appearance:

They are small, wrinkled, and chickpea-sized with a chewy texture and a sweet, nutty flavor similar to coconut. 

Nutritional Value:

They are a good source of fiber, resistant starch, plant-based protein, and various nutrients like magnesium, calcium, and vitamins C and E. 

Uses:

Horchata: They are a key ingredient in the Spanish drink, horchata de chufa (tiger nut milk), a popular beverage in Spain. 

Snack Food: They can be eaten raw, roasted, or dried as a snack. 

Other Culinary Uses: They can be used to make flour, oil, or added to smoothies, yogurt, and cereal. 

Indeterminate

85 days. Heirloom. Open-Pollinated. 

Create a sweet meat sauce with this gem. Eat raw as a snack or roast and saute it in its sweetness.

The Green Sausage tomato is an heirloom, sausage-shaped paste tomato that is elongated, about 4 inches long, and ripens to a yellowish-green with green skin and faint yellow stripes. Its flesh is green and has a sweet, tangy, cucumber-like flavor. These compact, determinate (bushy) plants are prolific and suitable for sauces, pastes, and fresh use in salads. 

Shape: Elongated, sausage-like, or banana-shaped.

Size: Approximately 4 inches long.

Color: The skin is primarily green with yellow stripes, turning yellowish-green when ripe. The flesh is green.

Flesh: Thick, cavity-free, and has little juice. 

Flavor profile: Sweet and tangy with a unique, rich, old-fashioned tomato flavor that some describe as cucumber-like. 

Growth type: Determinate (bushy).

Plant size: Compact and bushy, growing up to 50 cm tall.

Yield: Produces abundant crops.

Disease resistance: Not very sensitive to drought or mildew. 

Ideal for: Making green salsa, sauce, and paste due to its color and low juice content.

Also good for: Slicing for salads, frying, or using in gourmet dishes.