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Delectable diversity: Each plant of Aha! 80/20 Sweet/Spicy Pepper, like each of us, is a unique expression of deliciously never-before-seen pepper! Savor a spectrum of glossy crimson and tangerine fruits, 80% sweet and 20% spicy, a fabulous menagerie of sizes and shapes from sleek, tapered fruits to ribbed, round beauties to flying saucers and beyond. If you love both sweet and hot peppers as well as adventures, brilliant colors and diversity, Aha! 80/20 Sweet/Spicy will delight you all summer long.
The million dollar question: How to tell if a pepper is spicy or sweet? Find a toothpick and enjoy our video below! Aha! peppers are a cross between Habanada and Aji Dulce — two brilliantly tropical, citrusy-sweet peppers — Aha, get it?!! — and Friends, we learned (the hilariously hard way!) that though heat is the dominant trait of peppers, the genes affecting heat may be either ‘turned off’ or turned so far ‘down’ as to taste sweet. Turned off, the next generation is sweet; turned down, the gene is still ‘on’ and thus the next generation is, frankly, flaming hot. Long story short (and we can’t wait to share more!), what began as a ‘sweet pepper project’ has turned into three distinct peppers: one hot, one not and one that is, well, quite the combination. Aha! 80/20 Sweet & Spicy is that combination, it’s true ~
Aha! 80/20 Sweet/Spicy Peppers mature quickly even in cool, short seasons and are part of Fruition’s See(d)ing the Change project, as are are YOU! Together, we are sowing the world we dream of, where deliciousness and diversity are embraced, amplifying the beauty and abundance that is resistance as well as resilience. Learn more here!
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Visit Our BlogPlanting Method: Transplant Only
When to sow: 8-10 weeks before last frostt
Seed Depth: 1/4 inch Days to Germination: 7-10 at 85°F
Sowing and seedling care: Sow indoors 2 seeds/cell & thin to strongest 1. 80F heat mats will germinate seeds best; after germ, set to 70F days & 60F nights. Good light is essential: Younger, less stressed seedlings are healthier and more abundant than older, more stressed seedlings.
Move to 3-4” pots with first true leaves. Harden off (reduce water & temp 3-7 days) & transplant when night temps are above 50F. Pluck off any flowers at planting.
When to transplant: After last frost
Transplant Spacing: 12-18 inches Sun Needs: Full
Days to Harvest: 75 days to green, 80-90 days to red fruit
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