About Sweet Heat
Sweet Heat is hybrid balancing sweetness with gentle warmth. Rating 3,000-5,000 SHU offers perfect introduction to heat. The thick walls make them excellent for stuffing. Sweet flavor with pleasant warmth rather than painful burn. Excellent grilled or roasted. The heat level is approachable for most palates. Very productive compact plants. Perfect bridge pepper between sweet and hot. Can be eaten fresh or cooked. Family-friendly heat level.
Flavor profile
Sweet with gentle warmth
In the kitchen
Fresh, stuffing, grilling
Growing information
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Days to harvest
- 70-75 days
- Plant height
- 18-24 inches
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