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Red Cherry Hot Pepper, Heirloom Seeds

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Red Cherry Hot Pepper, Heirloom Seeds — The Pre-1860 Pickling Favorite With Thick, Sweet-Spicy Flesh

Red Cherry Hot Pepper (Capsicum annuum) is a pre-1860 heirloom producing an abundance of cherry-shaped pods with thick, sweet, and spicy flesh. Slightly oblate fruits measure 1–1½ inches in diameter with smooth skin — equally delicious harvested green or red, and exceptional for salads, pickling, canning, and stuffing. A proven garden classic with over 160 years of heritage. 85 days.

Why Grow Red Cherry Hot Pepper?

  • Pre-1860 heirloom — over 160 years of proven garden heritage
  • Thick, sweet and spicy flesh — produced in abundance
  • Exceptional for pickling, canning, and stuffing — and fresh in salads
  • Harvest green or red — both stages offer excellent flavor
  • Open-pollinated heirloom — save seed year after year

Growing Notes

Start indoors 8–10 weeks before last frost. Transplant outdoors after frost danger has passed, spacing plants 18 inches apart in full sun. Water consistently. Harvest green or allow to ripen fully red. 85 days from transplant.

Days to maturity: 85 days
Fruit size: 1–1½ inches, round
Type: Heirloom, Open-Pollinated, Non-GMO, Annual
Sun: Full sun
USDA Zones: 3–12