Albino

Albino- 65 days - Large bull nosed, heavy cream colored pepper.  High yield but very low seed production. An old Farmer Seed and nursery variety from the 1960's     (20 seeds/pkt.)  Pkt. $2.50 Certified Organic Seed

Ampuis

Ampuis - 60 days - Very early to turn red, thin walled, squatty and ribbed pepper, small to medium size, very prolific. These are very thin walled and are really excellent for using like a holder for tuna salad or egg salad or something as there is just enough pepper there to give a slight boost to flavor and a crunch but not too much to make it seem like all pepper. Pkt.  $2.00 Certified Organic Seed

Buran

Buran- 75 days-  a Polish heirloom  that is basically a 3 lobed bell pepper on compact 2 foot plants. Green turning red. UNAVAILABLE FOR 2021

Carmagnota Rosa

Carmagnota Rosa- 85 days - Large red bell, thick walled. UNAVAILABLE FOR 2021

Chinese Giant

Chinese Giant- 85 days - Introduced in 1900.  Very large, dark green turning red.   Nice thick walled green bell pepper. Pkt. $2.50 Certified Organic Seed

Chocolate Miniature

Chocolate Miniature- 80 days- A striking deep chocolate miniature bell pepper, superb candidate for making hors d’oeuvres. These are also good for making pickled peppers.  Pkt. $2.25  Certified Organic Seed

Earlired

Earlired- 70 days (to red stage)- Small plants produce a good quantity of elongated bell shaped peppers that are quick to turn red.   Pkt. $2.75  Certified Organic Seed

Early Niagara Giant

Early Niagara Giant- 64 days- A nice, early selection of a green bell.  Fruits will turn red in about 95 days.  This variety is a nice stocky bell pepper.    Pkt. $2.50  Certified Organic Seed SOLD OUT AS OF 3/1/21

Etiuda

Etiuda- 80 days- blocky thick walled bell with orange color at maturity. Fruits get large, an heirloom from Poland. UNAVAILABLE FOR 2021

Frank’s

Frank’s- 56 days- Our most productive pepper ever.  Plants are very compact with a solid pack of fruits.  Good for fresh use or for cooking.  Turn red quickly.  Fruits are a medium size, elongated bell shape.  Very sweet flavor.UNAVAILABLE FOR 2021 Derecho wrapped the plants up in the black plastic like   a soft shelled taco, ripped roots and all right out of the ground. Nicks Thin Skin is most likely the same pepper and we have a good supply of it. It was planted in a different area.

Hercules Yellow Golden

Hercules Yellow Golden- 80 days- Huge green (turning deep gold) bell type pepper.  Sweetest flavor in the gold stage. Pkt. $3.00  (Certified Organic Seed

Kevins Early Orange

Kevins Early Orange-  85 days- a nice blocky slightly flattened orange bell pepper but it was not early for me here. Pkt.$2.00 Certified Organic Seed

King of the North

King of the North- 65 days-   Plants produce huge, thick walled, super tasty fruits in large numbers, when properly cared for.  UNAVAILABLE FOR 2021

Large Yellow

Large Yellow- 78 days- Sent to us in a large collection of other seeds  a very thick walled sweet bright yellow  bell of large size. UNAVAILABLE FOR 2021

La Rouge Royale

La Rouge Royale- 85 days- A late season, elongated, bell type.  Fruits ripen to a scarlet red and average well over 1 pound each. Pkt. $3.00  Certified Organic Seed 

Little Bells

Little Bells- A red, slightly elongated bell shaped sweet pepper.  This pepper has excellent production in cool climate or short season areas.  Medium thick walls hold up well for stuffing, seasoning, and salads.  Pkt. $2.00 Certified Organic Seed OSSI pledged variety developed by Frank Morton

Napolean Sweet

Napolean Sweet- 77 days-  First offered in 1923, a nice, sweet, green bell pepper.   Pkt.   $3.00  Certified Organic Seed

Nick’s Thin Skin

Nick’s Thin Skin- 56 days - Almost identical to Franks and since both are of Italian origin, they could well be the same. Pkt. $3.00  Certified Organic Seed 

Orange Bell

Orange Bell - 80 days - Beautiful, deep orange fruit. Fruit is large and very flavorful.  Pkt. $3.00  Certified Organic Seed

Orange Sun

Orange Sun - 80 days - 4 inch long, 3 to 4 lobed, green, ripening orange, bell pepper.  Pkt. $2.50  Certified Organic Seed

Ozark Giant

Ozark Giant- 75 days- Very large, long, smooth, thick fleshed fruits, shiny, dark green.  Pkt. (20 seeds) $3.00  (Limit 1 Pkt.)  Certified Organic Seed

Permagreen

Permagreen- 79 days- An introduction of Dr. Meader that stays a deep, black/green without ever turning red.   Pkt. $1.50  Certified Organic Seed

Purple Beauty

Purple Beauty- 74 days- A beautiful, deep purple, blocky bell pepper. Turns a deep wine red when ripe for seeds.   Pkt. $2.00  Certified Organic Seed 

Red Miniature

Red Miniature- 85 days- to red- Small, red bell, suitable for use on an hors d’oeuvre plate. Also known for being a pepper used for canning.  Pkt. $2.25  Certified Organic Seed

Soroksari

Soroksari- 80 days - an Italian variety that produces well. Large numbers of large pale yellow bell peppers that turn orangish and then a pale orange red.  Pkt. $2.50 Certified Organic Seed

Staddons Select

Staddons Select-  70 days-   very nice compact plants with  medium sized deep green bell peppers that turn red.  Pkt. $2.00 Certified Organic Seed

Sweet Chocolate

Sweet Chocolate- 85 days - My favorite pepper.  Very mild and sweet.  A beautiful chocolate color.  Pkt. $2.00    Certified Organic Seed

Wisconsin Lakes

Wisconsin Lakes- 84 days (to red)- No real points on the bell.  Smooth, blocky, medium sized bell-shaped pepper. UNAVAILABLE FOR 2021

Yankee Bell

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Yankee Bell- 80 days- A nice uniform green bell pepper. Not  very early to turn red but good yields with very thick walls. Pkt. $2.50 Certified Organic Seed

Yellow Miniature

Yellow Miniature- 70 days- Early maturing, miniature, yellow bell type pepper.  Pkt. $2.25  Certified Organic Seed

Yolo Wonder

Yolo Wonder- 75 days- Midseason medium green bell pepper on  large plants. Pkt. $1.50 Certified Organic Seed

Zoldkalinkoi

Zoldkalinkoi- 75 days- the name is a tough one but the pepper is outstanding thin walled lime green ripening red. Originally from Hungary sent to us by our friend Miki Taylor in Kansas. Pkt. $2.50 Certified organic Seed

Aconcagua

Aconcagua- 75 days- Superb, large Cubanelle shaped pepper.  Fruits get large and start out yellow green turning to red. Peppers are very mild.  Large size is dependent upon good soil fertility and adequate spacing of plants.  Pkt. $2.50  Certified Organic Seed

Cubanelle

Cubanelle- 65 days - I’ve grown this for years for the farmers’ market.  It always produces huge crops of yellow-green, oblong peppers.  Flavor raw is not superbly sweet, but cooked in stir fries it is mild and sweet. Pkt. $2.00 Certified Organic Seed  (Limit 1 Pkt.)

Giant Marconi

Giant Marconi - 85 days - Tall plants with very large peppers, sweet and elongated in shape.  Peppers are 8-10 inches long and several inches across. Green turning red.  Pkt. $2.50  Certified Organic Seed

Kapiya

Kapiya- 75 days- Mild, red, long top shaped, very fleshy pepper, typical Bulgarian variety.  Pkt. $2.50 Certified Organic Seed 

Knaz

Knaz - 65 days-  Compact plants , variety obtained from Kurt Wold in Alaska where it produces well. Does well here in Iowa with lots of pale colored peppers of good flavor. Pkt. $2.50 Certified Organic Seed

Lipstick

Lipstick- 65 days- Long, cone shaped, dark green fruits ripening to red.  Thick, juicy flesh.  Pkt. $2.00    Certified Organic Seed

Mt. Etna

Mt. Etna - 75 days - Shorter, compact plants with medium sized, fatter, elongated, pointed sweet peppers with rather thick walls.  I bred this one for a sweet, blocky, Italian type pepper.  A 2014 Sand Hill Preservation Center introduction.  Pkt. $2.50  Certified Organic Seed  OSSI pledged variety

Odessa Market

Odessa Market- 77 days- Lime green, ripening orange and then red.  Very sweet, thick-walled, 4 to 6 inches long, top-shaped pepper.  Thanks to John Trumpeter of Clinton, Iowa for getting us the start for this one.   Pkt. $2.50   Certified Organic Seed

Pointy Kaibi #1

Pointy Kaibi #1- 70 days- Sent to us by Micki Taylor of Kansas, originally a variety from the UK.  Very early compact plants with semi bell-shaped green rapidly turning red peppers. Pkt. $2.50 Certified Organic Seed

Purple  Marconi

Purple  Marconi- 85 days - Nice large carrot shaped peppers that are a bright deep purple turning a deep red on ripeness. More of a strong pepper taste, not sweet. Pkt. $2.75 Certified Organic Seed

Red Wonder

Red Wonder- 65 days-  a  compact bushy very productive  medium sized oblong pepper that turns red very quickly and maintains well on the plant. Not totally perfect yet but  worthy of trial. 2019 Sandhill Preservation Center introduction.  Pkt. $1.50 Certified Organic Seed

Sirenevyi

Sirenevyi  - 75 days - A superb, sweet, non-bell pepper that is early and high yielding.  It starts out a bright purple and eventually turns a deep purple red.  Very thick walled and very mild and sweet. Donated to us by Kurt Wold of Alaska.  Pkt. $3.00 Certified Organic Seed

Toyozhini

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Toyozhini-  65 days- Another early type from Kurt Wold in Alaska. Sweet pale green non-bell peppers on compact plants. Pkt. $3.00  Certified Organic Seed

Alma Paprika

Alma Paprika - 75 days - Thick walled sweet cheese, box shaped fruits.  They start out cream color and turn to red.  Pkt. $2.50  Certified Organic Seed

Bulgarian Red Pimento

Bulgarian Red Pimento- 75 days- Very hard, thick flesh, red pimento, some come out top shaped.  A hot type, not scorching but spicy.  Pkt. $2.50 Certified Organic Seed

Doe Hill Golden Bell

Doe Hill Golden Bell-  80 days- a Virginia heirloom that is very productive. Plants produce an abundance of medium sized orange colored pimento type peppers.  Pkt. $2.50 Certified Organic Seed

Gambro

Gambro - 80 days - Red, pimento type, sweet and meaty.  Pkt. $3.00 Certified Organic Seed

Karma

Karma- 80 days  perfect. for stuffing. Pkt. $3.00 Limti 1

Ruffled Red Pimento

Ruffled Red Pimento - 80 days -  Nice, thick fleshed pimento.  Fruits tend to be predominantly top shaped.  Some get elongated. Pkt. $2.50 Certified Organic Seed

Tangerine Pimento

Tangerine Pimento- 83 days- Flattened, orange flesh, pimento type.   Pkt. $2.50  Certified Organic Seed

Topepo Rosa

Topepo Rosa- 80 days - Nice, thick walled, red pimento.One of the best producers we had in 2016  Pkt. $2.00  Certified Organic Seed 

Gozogled

Gozogled - 80 days - Small to medium size pointy pepper.  Ripens to a nice red, heavy yields.  An heirloom from Bulgaria.  A very good, mild paprika type, shorter and fatter than Hungarian Paprika.  Excellent for drying for paprika.   Pkt. $2.50  Certified Organic Seed

Hungarian Paprika

Hungarian Paprika- 77 days- Not for eating fresh, but once it turns red, the fruits are a dry, almost leathery texture.  When dried and ground will make an excellent paprika.  Pkt. $2.75  Certified Organic Seed

Golden Greek

Golden Greek- 75 days- 2 to 3 inch elongated thumb sized peppers.  Used for making pickled peppers.  Not overly sweet (but not hot), good pepper flavor.  Pkt. $2.00  Certified Organic Seed

Little Dickens

Little Dickens - 80 days - Beautiful dwarf plants with orange red, finger sized peppers pointing upward.  Very decorative.   Pkt. $2.50  Certified Organic Seed

Red Dickens

Red Dickens- 80 days- a red version of Little Dickens, decorative and planted in combination gives an attractive garden border. Pkt. $2.50 Certified Organic Seed

Sweet Pickle

Sweet Pickle- 85 days- Very colorful pepper about thumb sized.  Very productive colors start pale yellow and progress to bright orange.  UNAVAILABLE FOR 2021

Tequila Sunrise

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Tequila Sunrise - 75 days - Ripen from green to orange, about 5 to 6 inches long, carrot shaped, distinct sharp flavor.  Pkt. $3.00  Certified Organic Seed

Dulce Italiano

Dulce Italiano- 85 days- I am very fond of Italian frying type peppers and the  lack of after taste when eating like a typical bell pepper. This one is larger and fatter as well as later than most. UNAVAILABLE FOR 2021

Gatherer’s Gold

Gatherer’s Gold- 85 days- very  thick walled large fruits maturing to a  pretty shade of orange.  Pkt. $3.00 Certified Organic  Seed

Giant of Italy

Giant of Italy - 80 days - I am very fond of the flavor and yields of the Italian type peppers.  The only problem is with the sandy soil we have and with all of the wrinkly skin they have, they tend to collect particles of sand from the soil.  This is especially in years when we have to irrigate by sprinkler.  It appears to splash the sand up into the plant more than rain and this means a lot of washing or you get a gritty pepper.  I have attempted to keep the yield and flavor and selected for a more smooth skinned variety.  A 2014 Sand Hill Preservation Center introduction.  Pkt. $2.25  Certified Organic Seed -OSSI pledged variety

Italian Sweet Frying

Italian Sweet Frying- 50 days- Very early, long, shiny pepper that resembles a hot pepper, but is very sweet.  Turns red as it matures.   Pkt. $2.00  Certified Organic Seed

Jimmy Nardello

Jimmy Nardello- 60 days- A large, nice, very productive sweet frying pepper.  Thanks to Kim Mullen for getting us a start of this great pepper.  Pkt. $2.00  Certified Organic Seed

Lemme’s Italian

Lemme’s Italian- 71 days- Italian Frying-type pepper.  Fatter and shorter in size than Italian Frying and Jimmy Nardello.  Excellent eaten fresh.  Pkt. $2.00  Certified Organic Seed

Lombardo

Lombardo - 80 days - A thinner, very productive type that starts out yellow green and ripens red.  As sweet and tasty as the others, but thinner, wrinkly fruits.  Pkt. $2.75  Certified Organic Seed

Rossa Dulce de Appendere

Rossa Dulce de Appendere- 85 days-   another thicker, fatter and larger Italian frying type.  Pkt. $2.50 Certified Organic Seed

Stocky Red Roaster

Stocky Red Roaster- A sweet cone shaped red pepper, 5 to 7 inches long with excellent production and good tolerance of cool spring temperatures.  This is a very good pepper for kitchen food seasoning and for grilling or roasting.   Pkt. $2.00  Certified Organic Seed OSSI pledged variety developed by Frank Morton

Golden Ancho

Golden Ancho - 80 days - A pale yellow Pablano type that ripens to red.  Mildly hot (not scorching) and a good one for cooking.  I selected this one for mildness and color.  A 2014 Sand Hill Preservation Center introduction. UNAVAILABLE FOR 2021. Another Derecho casualty.

Guajillo

Guajillo - 83 days - An excellent mild chili that is thick walled, green turning red, stays well.  This was sent to us by our friend Sonny Gogel from Missouri.  UNAVAILABLE FOR 2021

Tobago Seasoning

Tobago Seasoning - 85 days - Strong pepper taste, hot near the seeds.  Flesh is not hot, but is spicy.  Pkt. $2.50  Certified Organic Seed

Trinidad Perfume

Trinidad Perfume - 90 days - Hot only near the seeds, otherwise strong pepper taste.  Green turning to yellow and then to a bright red.  Pkt. $2.50  Certified Organic Seed

Trinidad Seasoning

Trinidad Seasoning - 85 days - Strong pepper taste,  mildly hot near seeds.  Pkt. $2.00  Certified Organic Seed UNAVAILABLE FOR 2021

Zavory

Zavory-  90 days-  thick foliage and robust plants produce  many balloon teardrop  shaped  habanero looking fruits.  Mild yet spicey. UNAVAILABLE FOR 2021

Aci Sivri

Aci Sivri- 80 days- Turkish Heirloom - Tall plants produce 7 to 10 inch long, thin green (turning red) peppers.  Variable heat.  UNAVAILABLE FOR 2021

Aji Colorado

Aji Colorado - 83 days - Very productive, bushy plants that produce many green, turning scarlet red, 3 to 4 inch pointed peppers of medium heat.  A common pepper in Peruvian cooking.  Pkt. $2.25  Certified Organic Seed

Aji Amarillo

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Aji Amarillo - 85 days - Very productive plants with 3 to 4 inch bright lemon yellow, pointed peppers of medium heat.  Distinctive flavor pepper that is very common in Peru. I noticed as the fruits are mature the end of the pepper has an almost citrus taste until you hit the seeds and then wow the heat kicks in. UNAVAILABLE FOR 2021

Anaheim Mild

Anaheim Mild- 80 days- large tall plants with  large  mild  peppers that have just enough zip to make them very flavorful. Remove the seeds and they are superb for Chile Rellenos.  Pkt. $1.50 Certified Organic Seed

Ancho

Ancho- 92 days- Deep green, semi-bell shaped, mildly hot.  Pkt. $1.75  Certified Organic Seed

Ancho Gigantea

Ancho Gigantea- 95 days- Deep green, very large in size, mildly hot.  Pkt. $2.00  

Andes Rainbow

Andes Rainbow-  80 days. I was always impressed with the color and beauty of Bolivian Rainbow, but the peppers are so small it was  a pain to pick them. This is a cross to increase the size to about 8 times larger or about  the size of a small chicken egg. All of the colors and beauty are still there just  a larger fruit. Pkt. $2.00 Certified Organic Seed

Bhut Jolokia

Bhut Jolokia - 85 days - Named hottest pepper.  Orange red peppers get 2 1/2 inches long.  Use extreme care in usage.  Pkt. $2.00 Certified Organic Seed

Bolivian Rainbow

Bolivian Rainbow - 85 days - Gorgeous plants with purple turning to yellow to orange to red fruits that look like miniature teardrops, very prolific.  Pkt. $2.00  Certified Organic Seed

Bulgarian Carrot

Bulgarian Carrot- 65 days- Bright orange, thin walled, clusters of orange colored carrot shaped fruits, hot.  Pkt. $2.00  Certified Organic Seed

Bulgarian Spice

Bulgarian Spice-  80 days - Short, stocky red peppers of moderate heat.  Plants are heavy producers.  Pkt. $2.50  Certified Organic Seed

Bulgarian Top

Bulgarian Wax- 75 days- Yellow to orange (then red), very large banana shaped pepper, medium hot.  Pkt. $2.00  Certified Organic Seed

Carlo Putini

Carlo Putini - 80 days - Italian heirloom, thick walled, blocky, cayenne, turns green to red, very high yields.  Thanks to the Chico's everyone gets a free packet this year   WE LOST THE ENTIRE CROP TO DERECHO IN 2020. We will return  in 2022  with  free packets again.

Cayenne Large Red Thick

Cayenne Large Red Thick- 75 days- Very productive, ornamental and functional.  4 to 5 inches long, thin pepper that ripens red.  Pkt. $2.00  Certified Organic Seed 

Chapeau de Frade

Chapeau de Frade- 100 days- Late, but beautiful.  True bell-shaped (not like a bell pepper) hot pepper.   Plants can get 6 to 7 feet tall and are loaded with red bell shaped peppers.  Pkt. $2.50

Chili Rayado

Chili Rayado- 85 days- Hot chili type with sort of a Jalapeno shape.  Sent to us from Mexico. Fruits  can get  rough netting on them as they age. Pkt. $2.50 Certified Organic Seed

Christmas Variegated

Christmas Variegated - 90 days - An ornamental, yet very hot pepper.  Compact plants are loaded with the 2 inch, thin spicy hot, green turning red fruits, many hundred peppers per plant.  Please use care when harvesting these as they are very hot. UNAVAILABLE FOR 2021 

Czech Black

Czech Black - 90 days - Little wider than a Jalapeno, otherwise about the same size.  2 to 3 foot tall plants, fruit is deep purple and ripens to a garnet red.  Pkt. $2.50  Certified Organic Seed

Doug’s

Doug’s- 100 days- Rather late, heavy yields of green peppers turning red as they ripen, 3 to 4 inches long, EXTREMELY  HOT,  rather  provocative unusual shape. Pkt. $3.00   Certified Organic Seed

Fish

Fish- 90 days- Foliage is variegated and peppers are on the mildly to medium hot side. Pkt. $3.00   

Golden Cayenne

Golden Cayenne- 65 days-  Extremely high yields of bright yellow, 4 to 6 inch, thin peppers.  Very hot and decorative.  Pkt. $2.00  Certified Organic Seed

Habanero

Habanero- 105 days- Very late and very HOT.  Beautiful little crumpled looking fruits turning from green to yellow to orange.  Pkt. $1.75

Hungarian Hot Wax

Hungarian Hot Wax- 70 days- Super heavy yields of banana yellow peppers, turning red at maturity.  Moderately hot.  Pkt. $1.75  Certified Organic Seed

Jalapeno

Jalapeno- 85 days-  Fairly tall plants produce an abundance of dark green hot peppers.  Pkt. $1.50  Certified Organic Seed

Lemon Drop

Lemon Drop-  90 days- Very late and very productive. Similar to Aji Amarillo only much hotter. Pkt. $3.00 Certified Organic Seed

Mexican Chili Bell

Mexican Chili Bell- 80 days- Bell to semi-bell miniature hot peppers. Look basically like Red, Chocolate, and Yellow Miniature only deep green ripening to  a deeper red with a very hot taste. Pkt. $2.50 Certified Organic Seed

Orange Thai

Orange Thai-  90 days- similar to Thai Hot ,but fruits are longer, tend to be more downward pointing  and less plentiful and a nice shade of orange.  UNAVAILABLE FOR 2021

Poblano

Poblano- 85 days-  a nice thick walled medium hot pepper. Pkt. $3.00 

Punjab Lal

Punjab Lal- 85 days- A tiny, pointed, red hot pepper from Taiwan.  EXTREMELY HOT and very productive.  Pkt. $2.25  Certified Organic Seed

Purple Cayenne

Punjab Lal- 85 days- A tiny, pointed, red hot pepper from Taiwan.  EXTREMELY HOT and very productive.  UNAVAILABLE FOR 2021

Purple

Purple-  90 days- a very ornamental pepper that has purplish plants and colorful flowers with large acorn sized deep purple peppers with  lots of heat.  Pkt. $3.00  Certified Organic Seed 

Rolleno

Rolleno   90 days-  Thick walled.  perfect for makingChil Rellenos. Pkt. $3.00  

Tennessee Spice

Tennessee Spice- 82 days- Very similar to a tobasco in shape and size.  About the length of a little finger.  Very pointed and red in color.  Very hot.  Pkt. $2.50  Certified Organic Seed

Thai Hot

Thai Hot- 90 days- very ornamental and super hot. tiny red peppers are in huge abundance on the  plants. Pkt. $2.00 Certifed Organic Seed

Trinidad Scorpion Moruga

Trinidad Scorpion Moruga - 85 days - Super hot, scorpion type chili, sets the record for heat.  Be very careful when handling these UNAVAILABLE FOR 2021

Volcano

Volcano- 70 days-  Larger version of Hungarian Hot Wax, greenish yellow turning red.  Pkt. $2.00  Certified Organic Seed