Shoe is the fellow that finds hard to to obtain seeds like Yellow Cabbage collards for me. Could not do without him. Chinese Giant is still radily available, I us Totally Tomatoes
http://www.totallytomato.com/d... but lots of vendors offer it. Been about 40 years since I grew it. Ditto for Keystone Giant. There are lots of " colored" bells. One I grew for years in Virginia is Lilac. does not take heat well here. Have the same problem with Blushing Beauty, so I look for varieties that are most vigorous under my current conditions. Actually the only reason I grow colored bells is thier beauty, novelty and shock value. Mavras for example appears black at one stage in development and is realatively vigorous.
Switching gears. I prefer the Italian frying peppers for stir fries and other dishes that need cooked sweet peppers. Easier to grow and color up much faster than bells. These I do use in ripe form. I also like Cubanelles, but usually use them in green form.
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