Onion, Siskiyou Sweet  Allium cepa (110 days spring sown, or 300 days over wintered) A reselection of Walla Walla sweet onion.  Light brown skin with white flesh that is very mild and sweet.  Summer ripening from a spring sowing is convenient for fresh use, not a keeper.  Fresh tops are useful as scallions.  Very cold hardy and can attain mammoth proportions with ample fertility, our record is 2.5 pounds without trying anything fancy. Adapted for 35-55° latitude.  Packet (1 g ≈ 250 seeds) Half Ounce (≈ 3250 seeds)      ...

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Onion, Valencia (115 days) Allium cepa Large, sweet Spanish type with a full globe covered in a bronze skin.  White flesh is very mild and sweet, although not as sweet as Siskiyou Sweet.  Keeps well for a sweet onion.  Thick necks require careful handling and drying for good storage. Packet (1 g ≈ 250 seeds) ...

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Orach, Lime Green Atriplex hortensis (45 days for leaf, 90-100 days seed heads) A tasty spinach relative, but one which tolerates the high heat of Summer.  Eat when less than 18" for best flavor in the salad.  As the name implies, this brilliantly green orach stands out, especially when allowed to go to seed.  Seeded shoots make small, papery, colorful discs that can provide texture and interest to cut flower bouquets.  Plant closely for smaller plumes.  Spread 12" apart, Lime Green Orach seed heads can reach 6 feet.  Direct sow. SSF  Packet :(1 1/2 g) ...

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Orach, Purple Mountain Spinach   Atriplex hortensis   (45 days) A relative of spinach, orach makes delicious heat tolerant greens all summer with gorgeous purple sparkly leaves.  When in flower it can reach 6 feet and reseeds easily. Makes an awesome filler in bouquets. Direct sow. Visually spectacular in the garden and on the salad plate!  Packet: (1 1/2 g) ...

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Parsnip, Hollow Crown This has been a popular variety since the 1820's because of its smooth, white roots that grow 12-16" long and up to 3" around at the crown. Parsnips store incredibly well through the winter in the ground through the deepest cold. A delicious winter treat baked or in soups and stews. Its sweet, nutty flavor is a real standout among the root vegetables. Please be patient upon planting them as they can take over 2 weeks to germinate. Packt: 4g (~850 seeds) 1 oz (~6100 seeds) ...

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Parsnip, Turga (100-110 days) Pastinaca sativa Turga is a heavy yielding, large diameter, workhorse parsnip that produces sweet, tender roots.  It has been selected for generations for roots with minimal taper and no forking.  Parsnips will easily overwinter through bitter cold and still provide delicious nourishment for wonderful winter meals.  Packet (4 g ≈ 850 seeds) One Ounce (≈ 6100 seeds)  ...

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Peas, Cascadia  Pisum sativum (58-70 days) A bush pea with 3-foot vines that produce prodigious quantities of 3” stringless pods with fabulous snap and sweet flavor.  Thick pod walls.  Out performs Sugar Ann in our experience.  Multiple disease tolerance.  Bred by Dr. James Baggett @ OSU.  Packet (1/2 oz) ...

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Peas, Green Arrow, shelling Pisum sativum (65 days)  This shelling pea produces large 4-4½” pods with 8-12 peas.  Green Arrow’s yields are higher than other varieties because it possesses the trait of making 2 pods per node.  The short vines are 24-28” long so they don’t necessarily need trellising, although yields will be enhanced by providing some support. Packet (1/2 Ounce) ...

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Peas, Magnolia Blossom Pisum sativum (70 days)  Prolific tasty green snap peas, 6-8 foot tall purple flowered vines, with hyper-tendils (HT) which are multiplied tendrils, giving them many more curls to hold themselves up and climb. From the breeding work of Peace Seeds and Dr. Alan Kapuler. Limited Quantities Packet: 1/2 oz ...

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Peas, Oregon Sugar Pod II Pisum sativum (70 days) A non-climbing dwarf snow pea developed at Oregon State University that is highly disease resistant.  Produces abundant sets of tender pods that are 4”-5” long and often 2 per node.  Most snow peas have a fairly bland flavor, however, Oregon Sugar Pod is unique in that it has excellent crisp, sweet flavor.  Wonderful raw or cooked. Packet (1/2 Ounce) ...

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Peas, Spring Blush Pisum sativum (70 days) A hyper-tendril variety bred by Alan Kapuler and shared with us by seedsman Rich Peccararo.  This novel strain has pretty, bright pink 2 tone flowers that mature 2 pods per node that are bright green with a rosy blush along the strings and the sides of the pods.  Excellent for fresh snap eating or left to fatten up for shelling.  Packet (Half Ounce≈ 65 seeds) ...

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Peas, Sugar Ann Pisum sativum (55 days) An early, edible-pod bush pea that is ideal for small gardens. It has short, bushy 24-30” vines that do not need support, and it produces about 10 days earlier than other snap peas. Delicious stringless pods are a joy eaten fresh right from the plant or steamed. An All American Selection winner from 1984. Packet (1/2 Ounce)...

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Peas, Sugar Daddy  Pisum sativum (68-75 days)  A dwarf bush snap pea with 24"-30” vines that need little or no support.  Heavy yields of 2.5-3.5” stringless pods with thick, crunchy sweet flavor.  Three successive harvests are common. Packet (1/2 oz) ...

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Peas, Sugar Magnolia Pisum sativum (70 days)  This the first purple podded snap pea and the result of over 15 years of breeding work by Dr. Alan Kapuler.  Vines grow up to 7’ so support with trellising.  Pretty pink flowers and dark violet pods are crisp and sweet.  They are best picked before they become too mature to keep them producing. Packet (1/2oz = approx 30 seeds) ...

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Peas, Sugar Snap  Pisum sativum (70 days)   This is the classic snap pea with vigorous vines that grow to 6-7 feet, requiring staking.  Pods are 3” and are borne over a long season.  Incredible flavor is unmatched.  Long harvest window means greater yields than bush types.  Packet (1/2 oz) ...

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Peas, Sweet Gem Snap Pisum sativum This new variety was developed by Jim Bagget and Dr. Jim Myers of OSU and was further selected by Steve Peters. Semi-vining type that benefits from trellising, although the vies top out about 4’ high. Wonderful sweet, crisp and juicy flavor endears snap peas to gardeners of all ages. Very resistant to powdery mildew. Packet = 1/2 ounce...

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Pepper, Aji Cristal (90 days) Capsicum baccatum An usual species of chili that grows to 3-4” long with a pretty waxy sheen to the fruit. Fruits start as a pale yellow aand ripen to a bright orange red.  Flavor is rich and full of citrus overtones even when unripe.  Abundant yields of up to 50 fruits per plant.  Originally from Curico, Chile, this seed comes to us from the Seed Savers Exchange. 30,000 SHU.  Packet (2/5 g ≈ 60 seeds) ...

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Pepper, Aji Dulce Capsicum chinense (100+ days)  We came across this little gem that's originally from Puerto Rico via Rowen White in the Sierra mountains. It has the wonderful flavor and aroma of habaneros without the heat. This heirloom strain is known as Aji dulce, ajicito or ajíes and is prized for its plethora of small (1-2”) lantern shaped, bright red, thin walled fruits. With hints of coriander and black pepper they bring intrigue many dishes. Late maturing. Packet (2/5 g ≈ 60 seeds) ...

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Aleppo (80-90 days) Capsicum annum Hailing from Aleppo, Syria, one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities (since the 6th century BCE). We are pleased to introduce this heirloom from the old Silk Road and consider our brothers and sisters in Syria whose lives have been disrupted by the civil war there and envision peace prevailing. Although common in the Middle East, its use in the United States outside Armenian, Syrian and Turkish immigrant communities was rare until the 20th century. Typically used dried, its burgundy pods possess a fruity, raisin-like flavor with undertones of cumin. Plants can grow to 4 feet tall, so staking is necessary at times. Fruits are a deep brick red, 4-6” long, with a blunt-lobed tip reminiscent of a bell peppers lobes. 10,000 SHU. HEIRLOOM.  Packet: (2/5 g ≈ 60 seeds)    Bulk: 1g ( ~100 seeds)  ...

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Pepper, Anjali Thai Capsicum annum (90 days)   These seeds were shared with us at a seed swap from a farming couple from Vermont, however, one of them grew up in Thailand and had brought these productive and attractive, thin walled, 3” long Thai chilies with them and then adapted them to grow well in the North.  We were impressed with their even maturity and ability to color up well with our cool night time temperatures.  Heat builds slowly to an incendiary level.  30-50,000 SHU.  Packet (2/5 g ≈ 50 seeds) ...

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Pepper, Sweet Banana Capsicum annum (75 days)  A colorful and charming garden friend that is sure to tickle your fancy, as long as you don't slip on them when peeling them!  They start off pale green and become yellow, then orange and then finally mature a bright glossy red.  Sweet Banana grow to about 6" long and 2" wide. Some people pickle them at the yellow stage, but they are sweetest when fully red ripe. Packet: (2/5 g. ~ 50 seeds 1 g. ~ 200 seeds 5g ~500 seeds ...

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Pepper, Black Hungarian Capsicum annum (80-100 days)  A lovely plant with purple/ green foliage and purple flowers. It dazzles with a plethora of 2-3” long blunt-tipped fruits, that ripen from green/black to deep red. Shape comparable to a jalepeño pepper. Well adapted to northern climates, they continue to flower and produce right up until the killing frosts of fall. Fruits are medium spicy, much more than a Jalapeno, but not quite Cayenne level.  Plants can be hung by the roots when frost threatens in the fall to complete maturation. 5,000-10,000 SHU.  Packet ( 2/5 g ≈ 40 seeds) 1 g ( ~100 seeds) 5g ~500 seeds...

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 Pepper, Bolivian Rainbow Capsicum annum (75-90 days) A different species than other commonly grown peppers, this variety has purple=green foliage and stems.  The fruits go through a rainbow of colors: green, purple, yellow, orange then red.  Often all colors are seen on a plant at once.  Very ornamental.  Fruits are small, ¾” and very spicy, actually make that very, very spicy!  Can be grown in a pot as an edible houseplant.  Scoville 10,000-30,000 SHU.  Packet (2/5 g ≈ 40 seeds) 1 g ( ~100 seeds)...

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Pepper, Cayenne, Aci Sivri   Capsicum annum (80-90 days)  This wonderful heirloom strain from Turkey is incredibly prolific, producing up to 50 fruits per plant that are about 5-10” long and typically twisty.  Fruits ripen from green to a brilliant shade of red and are larger than traditional cayennes without sacrificing the heat.  Excellent for making attractive ristras.  Very impressive.  Heat can be variable from plant to plant.  10,000-50,000 SHU. Packet ( 2/5 g ≈ 40 seeds) 1 g ( ~100 seeds) 5g (~500 seeds)...

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Golden Cayenne Capsicum annum (75 days) Vigorous, yet compact plants grow 24” tall and produce abundant masses of 4-6” long fruit that turns from bright green to a brilliant yellow.  Mature fruit is smooth and waxy without the wrinkles of typical red cayennes.  Flavor is quite spicy and lends itself to use in salsa, Cajun and creole cooking.  One of the first chilies to mature for us in SW Oregon, which is impressive considering our summer night time lows are routinely around 50 degrees Fahrenheit. 30-50,000 SHU. Packet (2/5 g ≈ 60 seeds) ...

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Pepper, Cayenne, Purple Firecracker Capsicum annum (70-80 days)   Gorgeous purple pigmented plants that grow to about 24” with pretty purple flowers and fruits that emerge dark green and purple, eventually ripening to bright red. They are moderately spicy, a ‘4’ on a scale of 1-5. Packet ( 2/5 g ≈ 30 seeds) 1 g ( ~100 seeds) ...

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Pepper, Chilhuacle Rojo Capsicum annum (75 days) A very productive grower with tall plants cover with 3 ½”, thin-walled yet still juicy chilies.  Fruits are about 1” wide, wrinkly and folded and taper to a blunt, somewhat lobed end.  Flavor is a pleasant heat with a mild, lime citrus heat.  Great for frying, roasting or drying.  One of the earliest maturing chilies in our trials. Originally from Oaxaca, Mexico   SHU – 4-6,000. Packet (2/5 g ≈ 50 seeds) ...

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PEPPER - Chimayó Capsicum annuum (75 days)   This was shared with us by seed grower, Sebastian Aguilar, who farmed in New Mexico where this was a popular variety.  Chimayó chilies are unpredictable. A single plant might produce some chilies as long as six or seven inches and many more that are shorter; a few might be straight and skinny, and some will be bent oddly into curlicues. Delicious flavor. Chimayó chilies make great red Chile sauce. It tastes sweet and then hot. SHU – 4-6,000.  Packet ( 2/5 g ≈ 30 seeds) 1 g ( ~100 seeds)...

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Corno di Toro Capsicum annum (85 days) Red Italian heirloom sweet pepper with 6-8" fruits. Great specialty pepper for roasting, grilling, stuffing, frying, saucing, and fresh eating. Edible when green, but flavors really develop when it turns red. Very prolific. Packet (2/5 g ≈ 60 seeds) ...

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Pepper, Costeno Rojo Capsicum annum ( 85 days) Plant produces good yields of 2" long by 2" wide ballon shapped chilies. They are thin walled and great for drying as anchos.  Flavor is medium hot with a pleasant smokey flavor.  Fruits turn from green to a satiny brick red when mature. Plant has green stems, green leaves, and white flowers and grows to about 30" tall.  Excellent for mole sauces. A variety from Oaxaca, Mexico in the Ancho / Poblano type. Packet ( 2/5 g ~ 35 seeds) 1g (100 seeds)...

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PEPPER – Early Jalepeño  Capsicum annum (65 days green, 85 days red) -  An abundant yielding 3” blunt-end fruit can be harvested dark green or allowed to ripen to red. The compact plants are sturdy and work well in containers and are less prone to falling over than taller. Delicious distinctive sweet and mild flavor. Most of the heat is in the seeds. Medium heat. SHU - 5,000. Packet (0.4 g ≈ 30 seeds) ...

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Pepper, Fatali (100 days) Capsicum chinense A spicy monster of a chile from central Africa. For thise that love this sort of thing it has a fruity citrus flavor reminiscent of habenero which it is related to. Plants grow to 24" bearing multitudes of 2-3" lomg pendant shaped bright golden yellow fruits. Excellent for adding to a hot sauce, which its fruity citrus flavor really comes alive with mangoes, pineapple, and nuts. SHU = 125,000-400,000. Packet: 2/5 g (~60 seeds) 1 g (~200 seeds) ...

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Fish Capsicum annum (80 days)   This unique variety made its way to shellfish cookery houses around Chesapeake Bay in the 19th century via African-American seed stewards.  Plants grow to 24” tall and have lovely variegated green and white foliage and immature fruits.  Fruits ripen from green/white to orange brown then red.  Has a wide range of heat from jalapeno level to cayenne.  SHU = 5000 -30,000. Packet (2/5 g ≈ 60 seeds) Bulk (1 g ≈ 170 seeds) From William Woys Weaver's description in Mother Earth News: "The origins of the Fish Pepper are obscure. The Aztecs had a variety of pepper called White Fish Chili described in the 1569 Florentine Codex of Spanish friar Bernardino de Sahaguin (1963, 68). A pepper with this name existed in the early nineteenth century, but it is not certain that it was the one under discussion. All that has been ascertained thus far is that the Fish Pepper shown in color plate 65 was an African-American heirloom that began as a sport or mutation of a common serrano pepper sometime during the 1870s. Over time it became a fixed variety, but it was never sold commercially. Seed was acquired by my grandfather from Horace Pippin, who said that the variety originated near Baltimore. By 1900, throughout the region stretching from Washington to Philadelphia, Fish Peppers were raised almost exclusively in the black community for use in oyster and crab houses, and especially for dishes using terrapin. It was one of those “secret” ingredients favored by cooks and caterers to spike a recipe with invisible heat, for the Fish Pepper was used primarily when it was white, and it could be dried to retain that color. This feature was a culinary plus in the days when cream sauces reigned supreme."...

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Fresno Capsicum annum (75-85 days) This is an excellent chili that produces masses of 3” long by 1.25” red, tapered, wedge-shaped fruit. Good for salsa, sriracha, hot sauce, drying, roasting and more.  Fruits ripen from green to red.  White flowers.  Plants grow from 18-24” tall. 10,000 SHU.  Packet (2/5 g ≈ 60 seeds) 1 g ( ~100 seeds) ...

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Pepper, Gatherer's Gold Capsicum annum (70-90 days)  Bred by Frank Morton, this is a classic long, tapered Italian roasting pepper with bright golden color. Tall vigorous plants are 30" tall and have been selected to resist lodging which significantly reduces the incidence of sunscald on the fruits. Crunchy, thick, sweet, flesh can be enjoyed raw or cooked. Bred and selected by Frank Morton and pledged to the Open Source Seed Initiative (OSSI) Packet: 2/5 g (~30 seeds) 1 g (~100 seeds) ...

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Pepper, Ghost aka Bhut jolokia (100-120 days) Capsicum chinense x fructescens   In 2007 the Guinness Book of World Records awarded this interspecific cross of two very spicy peppers with the hottest chili in the world award.  It is 400 times hotter than Tabasco sauce and roughly 10 times hotter than a habanero pepper, or 50 times hotter than a cayenne!  The Ghost pepper is rated at 1,000,000 Scoville Heat Units (SHUs).  In 2013 the Carolina Reaper stole the hottest chili crown at 1.5 million Scovilles.  Now the Ghost is number 7. Originally from Northeastern India it is a cross between two landrace chilies Capsicum chinense & Capsicum fructescens and is closely related to the Bangladeshi pepper named "Naga Morich".  Ripe peppers measure 2 to 3" long and 1" wide with a red, yellow, orange, or chocolate color. Plants grow tall (up to 48"). In northeastern India, the peppers are smeared on fences or incorporated in smoke bombs as a safety precaution to keep wild elephants at a distance. Chili grenades made from Bhut jolokia were successfully used by the Indian Army in August 2015 to flush out terrorist Sajjad Ahmed, who was hiding in a cave. Please exercise caution when handling these seeds as they pack a whallop!  packet: 2/5 g (~30 seeds) ...

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Pepper, Gypsy Queen Capsicum annum ( 80 days) This comes to us from the work of Andrew Still & Sarah Kleager of Adaptive Seeds. It is their effort at dehybridizing the classic market standard hybrid "Gypsy". It produces a profusion of elongated, tapered, bell-shaped fruits, which have excellent flavor & productivity. They mature to a warm sunny orange leaning towards red, Sweet, thick flesh is great for eating fresh. Good uniformity. OSSI. Packet:  2/5 g (~40 seeds) 1g ~ 100 seeds  ...

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Pepper, Hidalgo Chilies  Capsicum annum (80-90 days) A type of Serrano from Mexico that grows abundant 2-3" long by 1/2" wide fruits on 24-36" plants that are unique in that they have fuzzy green leaves and stems with white flowers. Moderately spicy it is a versatile chili to use in a wide variety of dishes. Quite a bit hotter than a jalapeno. With their moderately thick flesh they are popular for pickling. SHU 6-20,000. Packet: 2/5 g (~40 seeds) 1g: ~ 100 seeds...

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Pepper, Italian Rellano   Capsicum annum (80 days)   A big, beautiful mild chili  making chile rellano.  Plants are stocky, productive and reliable in northern areas.  Fruits emerge as green and mature to a waxy, scarlet red.  Quite mild flavor can be enjoyed by even those who traditionally shy away from chiles.  Very productive, even in short season climates. Packet ( 2/5 g ≈ 40 seeds)  1 g (~100 seeds)  5g (~500 seeds)...

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Pepper, Jimmy Nardello Capsicum annum (75 days) An heirloom favorite for generations, loved for its remarkably candy sweet, thin fleshed ,long & skinny fruits that can grow up to 10" long. A very early maturing and productive plant that grows to about 30". Consistently one of the first sweet peppers to ripen here. Slender fruits mature to a bright crimson red. Packet: 2/5 g (~40 seeds) 1g ~100 seeds...

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Pepper, Lipstick Pimento Capsicum annum (80 days) A wonderful variety that produces 6-10, 4” long fruits that taper to a point.  The flavor of the delectably thick, crunchy walls is quite sweet and works equally well in raw dishes or roasted.  Productive even in cooler summer regions. Packet (2/5 g ≈ 30 seeds)  1 g (~100 seeds) 5g ~500 seeds...

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Pepper, Little Elf Capsicum annum (90 days)  This delightful ornamental pepper from Hungary puts on quite a show with fruit emerging green, then maturing through a rainbow of yellow, orange, purple and red.  Plants have a short stature (12-18”) with small leaves and 1” very spicy fruits borne in great abundance.  Plants can exhibit some purple coloration on the leaves.  Makes a very festive looking container plant. SHU = 20-30,000. Packet (2/5 g ≈ 60 seeds) ...

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Pepper, Magnum Habanero Capsicum chinense (80 days green, 100 to orange)   A beautiful vigorous plant that is tall and multi branched, yielding a profusion of  2-3" long bonnet shaped bright orange peppers.  Exceptionally hot with a a Scoville Heat Units rating of 100,000-350,000 SHU.  An improved early maturing variety. Very productive, with each plant producing up to 100 fruits! Takes time to mature so plant early as possible and protect from cold and frost. Packet (2/5 g. ≈ 60 seeds) ...

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Pepper, Maria Nagy’s Transylvanian Capsicum annum (70 days)   A remarkably productive and early chili with 6” long fruits that are 3/4” wide and look like a cayenne. Sourced from our friends at Adaptive Seeds who obtained this heirloom from Maria Nagy, a seed steward near Turda, Transylvania, during their 2008 Seed Ambassadors trip to Romania. BTW - as strange it may seem, I encourage folks to check out the amazing offerings over at Adaptive seeds - seed people, like plants generally try and co-exist and cooperate like the plants that we steward.  Fruits have thick juicy flesh with a flavor that begins pimento sweet and has a substantial heat that builds slowly. Heavy yields that color up earlier than any other chili in our trials! Packet (2/5 g. ≈ 60 seeds) ...

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Pepper, Miranda Capsicum annum (75 days) You have the right to remain.... delighted with productive, sweet, large, thick walled delicious peppers!  This is the F4 of our efforts to stabilize the wildly popular "Carmen" hybrid that is found in farmers markets across the country. Originally an All American Selections winner, Carmen was bred by Johnny's plant breeders Janika Eckert and Rob Johnston. We have been growing this and selecting it for uniform yields of 6" long, red "Corno di Toro" Italian style fruits. Wonderful sweet flavor, with thick crunchy walls lends itself well to fresh use or roasting. Nice upright 24-30" tall plants mature red fruit early. Packet: 2/5 g (~40 seeds) 1 g (~100 seeds) 5g (~500 seeds)...

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Pepper, Nepali (100 days) Capsicum baccatum  A really interesting species of pepper to grow that is a bit later maturing than Capsicum annum species, however the plants grow tall to 30-40” and produce an abundant set of dozens of 2” bell-shaped fruits with little “wings” that protrude out from the center. Ripens from green to orange to a medium red.  Flavor is sweet & spicy, seeds can be quite spicy.  Packet (2/5 g ≈ 30 seeds)...

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Pepper, NuMex Big Jim Hatch Capsicum annum (80 days) Developed at New Mexico State University in the 1970s, this chili holds the distinction of the biggest chili ever grown in the Guinness Book of World Records, easily growing up to 12” long. Tall, stocky plants produce 5-10 thick-walled mild fruits that have the heat of an Anaheim chili. Great for roasting or stuffing. 2-4,000 SHU. This variety is an improved hatch variety type roasting chili. Perfect balance of smokey sweet heat.  Packet (2/5 g. ≈ 50 seeds) ...

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Pepper, Oda Purple (80 days) Capsicum annuum   A gorgeous 5-6” long wedge shaped sweet pepper that is 2-3” wide at the shoulder and tapering to a blunt point. They start out a lovely lilac, shiny purple and ripen to orange and then a dusky red. Flavor is crisp and delicious at all stages.  A real ornamental standout! Packet (2/5 g ≈ 60 seeds) ...

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