Hungarian Sweet Pepper, Heirloom Seeds

Hungarian Sweet, Sweet Pepper Seeds — A European Heirloom Built for the Kitchen

Long a staple of Central European cooking, the Hungarian Sweet pepper is the workhorse of the heirloom pepper world — mild, prolific, and endlessly versatile. Tapered 5–6 inch fruits ripen from pale yellow-green to a warm, glowing red, with thin walls and a tender, juicy flesh that makes them exceptional for frying, roasting, and pickling. In Hungary, these peppers are the foundation of paprika — dried and ground into the spice that defines an entire culinary tradition.

Easy to grow and generous in yield, Hungarian Sweet thrives in containers and garden beds alike, producing wave after wave of slender, flavorful pods through the season.

Why Grow Hungarian Sweet?

• Authentic European heirloom — the traditional paprika pepper of Central Europe
• 5–6 inch tapered pods — thin-walled, tender, and sweet with no heat
• Yellow-green to red ripening — harvest at any stage
• Exceptional for frying and roasting — flesh softens beautifully with heat
• Prolific producer — heavy yields through the season
• Open-pollinated — save seed year after year

Growing Notes

Start indoors 8–10 weeks before last frost. Sow seeds ¼ inch deep in fertile, well-draining soil. Transplant outdoors after all frost danger has passed, spacing plants 18–24 inches apart in full sun. Water consistently. Harvest at any stage of ripening — green for a milder flavor, red for full sweetness.

Days to maturity: 65–70 days
Packet size: ~25+ seeds
Heat level: None (0 SHU)
Type: Heirloom, Open-Pollinated
Spacing: 18–24 inches
Origin: US
Sun: Full sun
USDA Zones: 3–12