Pepper Gourmet (orange bell)

by Maureen Sullivan on March 11, 2017

Full sun. The bright orange fruit of this thick walled pepper are juicy, fruity and sweet. Gourmet produces very blocky medium-large bells.  This variety is highly resistance to tobacco mosaic virus.

Pepper Habanada

by Maureen Sullivan on January 27, 2025

Full sun.  Love the fruity flavor of habanero peppers but cannot tolerate the heat?  This is the pepper you have been waiting for.  There is no heat in the fruit or seeds of Habanada pepper.  

Pepper Habanero

by Maureen Sullivan on April 17, 2014

Sun. Allow 1 square foot per plant.    The small, wrinkled fruits of this plant have a distinctive flavor and pack heat! When ripe, the fruit is salmon orange and is rated at 250,000 scoville units.  Habanero pepper is a key ingredient in Jamaican “jerk” sauces. Use fresh or dried.

Pepper Habanero Helios

by Maureen Sullivan on January 29, 2024

Sun.  This pepper packs heat!  Helios is bred for New England weather.  Enjoy the fruity flavor of habaneros from your own garden, 

Pepper Hungarian Hot Wax

by Maureen Sullivan on April 17, 2014

Pepper-Hungarian-Hot-WaxSun. Allow 1 square foot per plant. Milder than a jalapeno, Hungarian Hot Wax is a smooth, waxy, tapered fruit that ripens from yellow to orange to red (the riper it is, the hotter it is). Great for sauteing. Produces lots of fruit even in cool weather. 3,000 Scoville units.

Pepper Lady Bell

by Maureen Sullivan on April 17, 2014

Pepper-Lady-BellSun. Allow 1 square foot per plant. Lady Bell is a thick walled hybrid variety that ripens green to red. It is a reliable producer in the Northeast. Sweet and crisp, good for fresh eating and stuffing, green or red, and roasting red. This variety offers hybrid vigor and reliability making it a first choice for quality and yield.

Pepper Lipstick

by Maureen Sullivan on April 17, 2014

Sun. Allow 1 square foot per plant. Sweet, juicy, and thick-fleshed, Lipstick’s 4″ long, conical peppers are good in salads and salsas. Its thick flesh makes them suitable for roasting as well. Dependably productive even in areas with cooler summers. 

Photo courtesy Johnny’s Select Seeds

Pepper Lively Orange

by Maureen Sullivan on February 5, 2018

8 to 10 inch, tapered golden yellow, sweet and juicy, thick walled fruits borne on vigorous plants. This variety is a reliable performer in the northeast.

Pepper Summer Sweet (Bell)

by Maureen Sullivan on April 17, 2014

Pepper-Summer-SweetSun. Allow 1 square foot per plant. Summer Sweet produces blocky, thick walled, sweet-fleshed fruit that ripens to yellow. Despite last years cool summer, Summer Sweet produced fully ripened fruit in our relatively high altitude, cool garden.

Pepper Sweet Sunrise (Yellow Bell)

by Maureen Sullivan on March 11, 2017

Full sun. Sweet Sunrise produces blocky 3 and 4 lobed sweet and fruity yellow/orange peppers when fully ripe.  A reliable pepper in our northern gardens.