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.

 ~ Packet contains 50 seeds. 

~ Packet contains 30 seeds. 

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. 

Varieties are heirloom, non-treated for organic growing.

Capsicum annuum (75 days)

Heat Level: Sweet   Scoville: 0

Heirloom/Open-pollinated/Non-GMO 

Packet contains 10 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 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.