Sahuaro Hybrid Pepper Seeds

(Synonym: Biggie Chile)

Days to Maturity: 68 from transplant

Here’s a workhorse of a pepper you’ll wonder how you ever got along without. Giant 9-inch fruits mature from bold green to deep red, packing nutrition into every bite. And although it’s classified as a hot pepper, Sahuaro has such a mild bite that you can eat it raw as well as use it for stuffing, grilling, and baking.

Scoring just 500 on the Scoville Heat Index, this improved Anaheim type is crunchy-peppery-sweet straight from the plant, softening as it turns red. The peppers taper nicely to a point, adding plate appeal to their many merits. Most of all, though, they’re adaptable. Chop them up for salsa, toss a handful into your spaghetti sauce, make them the foundation of Mexican meals, and keep a few on hand for garnish. You’ll get absolutely enormous yields from this vigorous plant, so there will be plenty of Sahuaros to go around.

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