Vegetables
Year Introduced: 2000
Heredity: Hybrid
Country of Origin: USA
Hybridizer or Originator: John Bill (Seminis)
Days to harvest: 70

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0)
Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Plant Height: 3 feet
Plant Spread: 12- 15 inches
Fruit: Showy
Uses: Vegetable
Suitable as Annual
Edible Parts: Fruit
Eating Methods: Raw
Cooked
Propagation: Seeds: Start indoors
Can handle transplanting
Pollinators: Self
Various insects

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Trade name information:
Trade Name: Biggie Chile™
Cultivar name: 'Sahuaro'
Common names
  • Hot Pepper
  • Hybrid Chili Pepper

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Location: My garden in Bark River, MI
Date: 2015-10-18
Comments:
  • Posted by farmerdill (Augusta Georgia - Zone 8a) on Sep 27, 2017 4:43 PM concerning plant:
    Large 9 inch green to red tapered fruits. Similar to Big Chile II but more vigorous. Very mild in the 500 Scu class. Much better leaf cover than Big Chile

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