Sweet Banana

One of the dependable basics that just produces and grows like crazy. The Banana is one of the best sweet pepper varieties. It usually dodges the Pepper plant diseases too. If you take the 'growing sweet peppers 101 course' the Sweet Banana pepper is sure to be featured. One of the most reliable sweet pepper seeds available. Starts yellow and mellows to red.  

Sweet Banana - A great pepper for short season climates because it produces so quickly. It is versatile and flavorful and can be used successfully in a wide range of dishes. Pickled, stuffed or jellied are a few.

These sweet and crunchy peppers can grow up to 6” long. The fruit turns from pale green to light yellow, at which point it is ready to harvest. If left on the plant they will continue to mature to red. Plants are 24“ tall and easy to grow. Capsicum annuum (75 days) Heirloom - Open-pollinated

Heat Level: Scoville 0 - 500

~ Packet contains 30 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 - 21 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 light yellow and full size.

Grow the pepper that’s long been prized by restaurants and is a favorite among chefs. Shishito is a Japanese sweet pepper that produces handfuls of finger-long fruits. Usually used when green (though also fine to eat when red), the peppers are thin-walled, making them ideal for tempura and stir fries. On this side of the Pacific, it’s wildly popular as an appetizer—tossed with oil, then char-grilled or pan-seared to a blackened, blistered state and salted. Plants are compact and perfect for containers. Use one plant per 18-inch pot.

Chimayo

Heat Level: Medium  Scoville 4,000 - 5,000

Peppers are long and thin, and can grow to be over 6 inches long 

They are similar in appearance to Szegedi 179 Paprika peppers, but are thicker. 

The peppers have thin walls and a tapered shape .

Flavor:

Peppers have a rich paprika flavor with fruity tones 

The dried and ground peppers are a deep red color and have a sweet, fruity flavor 

Uses:

Peppers can be dried and ground to make paprika 

The peppers can be stuffed, roasted, or used to make sauce 

Paprika is a key ingredient in Hungarian cooking and is used in many dishes, including goulash soup, paprikás dishes, and chicken paprikash 

Aji White peppers, often variations of Aji Fantasy or Aji White Lightning, are mild-to-medium heat chilies with a sweet, fruity, and sometimes citrusy flavor. They are known for their distinctive creamy white or ivory color and unique, bell-like or lantern shape. These peppers are popular for their culinary versatility in dishes like salads, sauces, and salsas, and for their ornamental appeal.  

Flavor: Sweet, fruity, and tangy, often with bright citrus notes. 

Heat: Mild to moderate, ranging from approximately 1,000 to 30,000 Scoville Heat Units (SHU), depending on the specific variety. The heat is often considered mild enough for those who don't prefer extreme spiciness. 

Appearance

Color: Creamy white or ivory when ripe, sometimes with a slight yellow tint.

Shape: Distinctive, pendulous shape often described as bell-like or lantern-like.

Size: Typically small to medium-sized, around 1–2 inches long. 

Growing and usage

Growth: Plants are generally vigorous, productive, and suitable for containers. 

Culinary Uses: They are versatile and can be eaten raw in salads, used in salsas and hot sauces, pickled, or fried. 

Ornamental Value: Their beautiful color and unique shape make them a popular choice for ornamental gardens as well as for eating. 

Candy Cane Orange Pepper is a striking ornamental-sweet pepper featuring vibrant orange fruits with subtle creamy striping during early development. The compact plants produce small to medium, smooth, blocky peppers that ripen to a bright, glossy orange. Crisp and mildly sweet, it offers excellent flavor without heat, making it as tasty as it is decorative.

Cooking Use:

Perfect for fresh snacking, salads, and veggie trays. Its sweet crunch shines in stir-fries, light sautéing, stuffing, and roasting. The bright orange color also adds beautiful contrast to grilled dishes and fresh summer recipes.

Origin: Developed in the USA as a modern hybrid for ornamental and edible use.

Appearance: Features variegated foliage (white/green stripes) and fruit that starts green-and-white striped, ripening to solid red.

Flavor/Heat: It is a sweet pepper with 0 Scoville Heat Units (SHU), often used in salads or for snacking.

Development: It is often confused with the,19th-century,,hot,,"Fish pepper" due to similar coloring, but the Candy Cane line is a distinct, mild, modern,cultivar,.

Variety: While most Candy Cane peppers ripen to red, some variations are associated with different,hybrid,breeding programs.

Trinidad Perfume peppers are a sweet, flavorful, and aromatic pepper that are similar to habanero peppers but with little to no heat: 

Trinidad Perfume peppers are glossy yellow and lantern-shaped, and can grow up to 2 inches long. They mature from green to a golden-orange color. 

Trinidad Perfume peppers have a smoky, citrus flavor with notes of apricot and melon. They are a good source of vitamin C and beta carotene. 

Trinidad Perfume peppers can be eaten raw in salads, cooked in sauces, stuffed, or roasted. They can also be used to make salsa or pepper powder.