Hot Peppers

Cayenne Long Slim ($3.50) -  75 days, highly pungent hot peppers for Mexican and Latin American cuisine.  Long  slim, pencil pod peppers borne in abundance turn from dark green to bright red when mature.  Can be used for hot pepper deterrent sprays in the garden.

Caribbean Red ($3.50) – 80 days, hottest pepper we can grow in Canada!  Caribbean Red is a early maturing habanero type, with an rating of over 400,000 Scovilles.  Produce 100’s of small 1 ½ light green turning red when mature on healthy compact plants.  If you want to grow a hot pepper to beat your neighbors hottest, this is the one!

Although used mainly in Mexican and South American diets, hot peppers are making their way into our northern dishes.  Hot peppers are nutritious and packed with vitamins.  With stronger plants, hot peppers handle colder weather better than sweet peppers.