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Pepper profile

Joe’s Long Cayenne

Origin
Italy
Species
Capsicum annuum
Ripe color
Red
Pod size
8-10 inches

Scoville heat range

25,000 – 40,000 SHU

Medium heat level

About Joe’s Long Cayenne

Joe’s Long Cayenne is Italian heirloom with impressive length. Rating 25,000-40,000 SHU offers moderate to hot heat. These extra-long peppers can reach 10 inches. Traditional in Italian-American gardens. Excellent for drying in long strings. The flavor is sweet-hot. Very productive plants. The impressive length makes them popular at markets. Can be used fresh or dried. Important Italian-American heirloom.

Flavor profile

Moderate to hot

In the kitchen

Italian cuisine, drying

Growing information

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

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