Open-pollinated (80 days)

Fruit Color: Red. Size 5 oz. Shape: Flattened globe deeply ribbed.

Plant Habit: Indeterminate. Plant Size: 5 ft.

This Italian heirloom has a deeply ribbed exterior that presents a beautiful, scalloped edge when sliced. It has an intense and acidic flavor that is ideal for making sauces or pastes and great on sandwiches and salads. Deep red fruits ripen on indeterminate vines that do well in hot weather while continuing into cooler temperatures late into the season.

Organic Heirloom non-GMO    10 Seeds

Cascabel peppers are considered mildly hot, with a Scoville Heat Unit (SHU) rating of 1,000–2,500. For comparison, habanero peppers are much hotter, with a rating of 100,000–350,000 SHU. 

Cascabel peppers are native to Mexico and Latin America, and have been cultivated since at least 7000 BC. The name "cascabel" is Spanish for "jingle bell", which comes from the way the seeds rattle inside the round, hard peppers when they dry. 

Cascabel peppers are often used in sauces, soups, and other dishes to add a fruity flavor and a bit of warmth. Here are some ways to prepare cascabel peppers: Roast: Roast cascabel peppers in a skillet before adding them to dishes. 

Dry and grind: Dry and grind cascabel peppers to use in sauces or pastes. You can also rehydrate them. 

Puree: Puree cascabel peppers and add them to soups and sauces.

Hybrid Tomato  (75 days)

Fruit Color: Red. Shape: Round. Size: 12-16 oz.  Plant Habit: Indeterminate  Plant Size: 6-8’

A delicious and juicy beefsteak-type tomato, early to bear, and highly disease resistant. Produces reliably in cool and wet weather and also tolerates heat. Vines grow tall, so give support with a tall cage. An AAS All-America Selections winner as an outstanding tomato and one of the best performers. Everyone should grow this incredible tomato at least once, because then you will always grow it!

Fruit Color: Red. Shape: Round. Size: 8oz.  Plant Habit: Semi-determinate  Plant Size: 3-4’

A very dependable variety that produces fruits with exceptional flavor. Fantastic disease resistance and resists cracking.

History: This AAS All-America Selection winner has been a favorite with gardeners for decades. Its growth is semi-determinate because it grows to a certain height and continues to produce fruit all season until frost. AAS All-America Selections winners are outstanding tomatoes and great performers.

Plants are 2’- 4’ tall and loaded with slender 1-1/2” pods that grow upright. Chiles mature from yellow-green to bright red and have a unique, smoky flavor that creates their distinctive tabasco taste. Easy to grow and vigorous. Good for container gardens and ornamental.

Zones: 3-12 Open Pollinated, Heirloom, Hot Pepper, Warm Season

Capsicum frutescens (81 days) 

Heat Level: Very Hot  Scoville: 30,000 - 50,000

~ 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 - 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 full size and glossy red. 

These round to oval fruits are only 3/8” wide. It is often confused with the Pequin that is a small oval with a point. The Tepin grow on 36” tall plants and have extreme heat. All peppers are perennials, so if your plant survives the winter without freezing, the shrub can get very large. Capsicum annuum  (120 days)

Heat Level: Super Hot.  Scoville Heat Units 50,000 - 100,000

~ 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 - 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 red.

Sriracha peppers are a hybrid jalapeño pepper that are large, dark green, and turn red when ripe. They are mildly hot, with a Scoville rating of around 2,300–2,500, and are used to make the popular condiment sriracha. 

Fruit: Large, uniform, dark green fruit that turns red

Skin: Smooth

Scoville rating: 2,300–2,500

Growth: Indeterminate

Days to harvest: 80–95

Spacing: 18–24 in (46–61 cm)

Height: 18–22 in (46–56 cm)

Here are some tips for growing Sriracha peppers:

Plant in full sun 

Ideal temperatures are 70–80°F during the day and 60–70°F at night 

Water deeply but not too often, about 1–2 times a week 

Wait to harvest until the fruit reaches full maturity to reduce yield 

Frequent picking will increase yield but will sacrifice flavor 

Use pruning shears or a knife to cut the fruit from the branch 

Sriracha peppers can be used for roasting, pickling, or slicing.

This rare pepper is crunchy and juicy with a mix of tropical flavors that are described as citrus and fruity with slightly smoky tones. Biquinho can be eaten raw or cooked, but are generally pickled in vinegar and served with meals. Try these Biquinho peppers which are also called Sweety Drops, in our Pickled Sweety Drop Peppers Recipe. These peppers are quite popular in Brazil, where they originated.

These small round 1-1/4" peppers have a pointy end. They have a unique, slightly tart flavor with a tiny bit of heat. Fruits turn from very pale green to yellow and get orange-red if left longer on the plant. The small 24” plant can produce hundreds of peppers. Read more about these Brazilian Peppers »

Capsicum annuum (90 days) Heirloom - Open Pollinated

Heat Level: Mild Scoville:  500-1,000

~ Packet contains 10 seeds. 

Open-pollinated heirloom  (75-90 days)

Fruit Color: Purple-Black. Shape: Pleated Flattened Globe. Size: 12 oz. Plant Habit: Indeterminate  Plant Size: 4-5’

Excellent flavor that is extremely sweet and complex. A large 12 oz. heirloom tomato the color of dusky rose and purple. Early tomato and heat tolerant.

History: In 1990, an unnamed variety of seeds were sent to Craig LeHoullier by John D. Green of Sevierville, TN. A letter with the seeds described that Mr. Green got the variety from a woman who, in turn, received them from her neighbor that claimed that they had been in their family for 100 years originally receiving them from Cherokee Indians.

Organic Heirloom non-GMO  10 Seeds

Glacier ORG

Expect higher-than-average yields of reddish-orange fruits this season. This tomato has an outstanding flavor and grows on potato leaf plants.

History: This heirloom was introduced from Sweden in 1985 and sets the standard for extra-early tomatoes. It produces beautiful red globe-shaped fruits with orange shoulders up to 3 weeks sooner than other tomatoes. If you can hardly wait for that first spring tomato, this is your best choice. Extremely cold tolerant.  

Organic, Open-pollinated heirloom (56-63 days)

Plant Habit: Determinate  Plant Size: 3’.  Fruit Color: Red. Shape: Round.          Size: 2 - 3 oz. 10 seeds