Saves Water and Always Delivers Generously!
The peppers score 5,000 – 10,000 on the Scoville heat scale, growing hotter as they ripen from green to red.
Genus: Capsicum
Species: annuum
Variety: Fresno
Item Form: (P) Pkt of 25 seeds
Days To Maturity: 75
Fruit Color: Green
Seeds Per Pack: 25
Plant Height: 24 in – 2 ft 6 in
Fruit Length: 2 in
Fruit Diameter: 1 in
Additional Characteristics: Edible, Heirloom, Pest Fighter
Foliage Color: Dark Green
Harvest Season: Early Fall, Early Summer, Late Summer, Mid Summer
Light Requirements: Full Sun
Moisture Requirements: Dry, Moist, well-drained
Resistance: Drought Tolerant, Heat Tolerant, Mosaic Virus
Soil Tolerance: Normal, loamy
Uses: Beds, Cuisine, Outdoor
75 days from setting out transplants.
If you grow only one hot pepper this year, consider making it Fresno. This mildly hot (5,000 to 10,000 Scovilles) pepper is a very heavy producer, with consistently glossy, high-quality fruit. It needs little water during the growth season compared with many others, and you can tailor its heat level by picking it green for mildest flavor, deep red for hottest, and orange for a happy medium!
Fresno was introduced in 1952 by Clarence Brown, and was immediately recognized as a heavy producer of top-quality fruit. It is not suitable for drying into spice, but is ideal for eating fresh, stuffing, canning, pickling, frying, sauteing, and more. And it looks as good as it tastes, measuring just 2 inches long and about an inch in diameter across the shoulders, with a high gloss and smooth red shape.
Also known as Chile Caribe or Chile Cera, Fresno peppers are frequently mistaken for jalapenos, but have a more complex flavor. Cooking brings out a smokiness in the flesh that is very tasty. And chances are you’ll have plenty of peppers to experiment with, because these 24- to 30-inch plants are well-branched and packed with fruit! Pkt is 25 Seeds.
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