Peppers

1 plant/ 3.5” pot. Peppers are cold sensitive. Always be prepared with frost protection!

When growing them outdoors in Central Oregon, we recommend always growing them under the shelter of a mini hoophouse with plastic that you can lift up during the day for ventilation and close in the evening to retain heat. Alternatively, you can grow them in walls of water and use row cover as needed.

Ace: Sweet bell pepper. Estimated days to maturity in Central Oregon: 64 days green/ 84 days red. Medium-size, 3-4 lobed fruits. Performs particularly well in cool climates where bell peppers are difficult to grow successfully.

Shishito: Estimated days to maturity in Central Oregon: 74 days. Avg. 3–3 1/2" fruits are thin-walled and have no heat. Popular in Japan, where its thin walls make it particularly suitable for tempura. Also very good roasted, in stir-fries, or sautéed. In Asia, the fruits are always cooked green, but they may also be used red. Thinly sliced, the red, slightly sweet fruits are excellent in salads and cole slaws.

Carmen: Corno di Toro/ Bull’s Horn Italian Frying Pepper. Hybrid. Estimated days to maturity in Central Oregon: 74 days green/ 94 days red. Popular in Italy. Early, adaptable, and notably sweet (especially when fully red-ripe) with a shapely tapered silhouette. Begins green, then deepens to a beautiful carmine at maturity. Excellent roasted, grilled, and in salads. Upright, medium-sized plant with fruits 6" long x 2 1/2" wide.

Cupid: Sweet mini bell pepper. Estimated days to maturity in Central Oregon: 69 days green/89 days red. Fruits are blocky to slightly pointed, snack size, avg. 2" X 1 3/4", and are particularly sweet when red. Large, well-branched plants protect the fruits from sunscald.

Early Jalapeño: Open-pollinated. Estimated days to maturity in Central Oregon: 74 days. Cylindrical fruits are of the smaller traditional size (2-2 1/2") and checking. Small plants.

Eros: Sweet mini bell pepper. Estimated days to maturity from transplanting in Central Oregon: 69 days green/ 89 days yellow. Golden yellow mini bell. The perfect partner to Cupid, Eros's slightly tapered fruits are the same snack size, avg. 2" x 1 3/4", with a sweet and slightly fruity flavor. The large, sturdy, and leafy plants protect the fruits from sunscald.

Escamillo: Corno di Toro/ Bull’s Horn Italian Frying Pepper. Hybrid. Estimated days to maturity in Central Oregon: 74 days green/ 94 days yellow. The golden-yellow counterpart to lovely 'Carmen'. Intoxicating sweetness any way it is prepared, but traditionally used for frying. Broad-shouldered with an attractive taper. Fruits avg. 6" long x 2-2 1/2" wide.

Habanero (Magnum Orange): Open pollinated. Estimated days to maturity from transplanting in Central Oregon: 94 days green/ 114 days orange. Typical 1-2” habanero fruits with bonnet shape and a gorgeous bright orange color. Plants are tall, well branched and tolerant of cool conditions, ensuring maturity in cooler climates.SHU 210,000.

Jimmy Nardello’s: Open pollinated. Estimated days to maturity from transplanting in Central Oregon: 89 days. An almost uncanny sweet, fruity flavor makes these peppers tempting and delightful eaten straight off the plant, but traditional Italian cuisine typically uses them for frying. The long, slender fruit will easily reach 6–9 inches starting green and ripening to red.

Pathfinder: Serrano. Estimated days to maturity in Central Oregon: 74 days. If you’re over jalapeños and trying to take heat to the next level, look no further than this serrano. Sturdy compact plants with 4 ½–5 inch, deep green peppers.