New and Unread Tree-Mails
| Heredity: | Open Pollinated |
| Hybridizer or Originator: | New Mexico State Univ. |
| Days to harvest: | 75 - 80 |
| General Type: | New Mexican Other: Comparable to Anaheim |
| Pepper Shape: | Tapered |
| Fruit Length: | 7 - 9", often longer |
| Fruit Width at Shoulders: | 1.5 - 2" |
| Fruit Ripening Color Sequence: | Green to Red |
| Days to First Harvest and Maturity: | 70 green, 80-85 red. |
| Scoville Heat Units (approximate SHU): | 2500 - 3000 |
| Heat: | Medium Hot 2.5-30K SHU |
| Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic |
| Plant Height: | 24 - 36" |
| Fruit: | Showy Other: Green to red, very large - up to 12" long. |
| Uses: | Vegetable Suitable as Annual |
| Awards and Recognitions: | Other: Guinness world record for largest peppper (12+") |
| Posted by DanCarmona (Fort Wayne, Indiana - Zone 5a) on Jan 20, 2012 12:51 PM NuMex Big Jim [ Reply to this comment | |
| Posted by lauribob (N Central Wash. - the dry side - Zone 5b) on Nov 18, 2018 7:26 PM The seed packet says these will grow up to 12 inches long and are medium hot. Supposed to be perfect for chiles rellenos. We grew these for the first time this year and our tags all got pulled out or buried by the critters, so we didn't know what was what with some of these plants. Ours didn't come anywhere near that size, and not knowing what they were at the time, we chopped them up and put them in our salsa. I think I'll try them again and hope they do get huge for chiles rellenos! [ Reply to this comment | |
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