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Pepper profile

Grandpa’s Home

Origin
USA (heirloom)
Species
Capsicum annuum
Ripe color
Orange
Pod size
3-4 inches

Scoville heat range

5,000 – 15,000 SHU

Mild heat level

About Grandpa’s Home

Grandpa’s Home is unique heirloom with orange color. Rating 5,000-15,000 SHU offers mild to moderate heat. The orange color is vibrant. Flavor is sweet-hot combination. Excellent fresh or pickled. Nearly lost heirloom saved by seed savers. The flavor is complex for heat level. Very productive plants. Both sweet and hot characteristics present. Important preserved heirloom variety.

Flavor profile

Mild to moderate heat

In the kitchen

Sweet-hot hybrid flavor

Growing information

Difficulty
Easy
Days to harvest
75-85 days
Plant height
24-30 inches

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