Assorted habanero, Pequin, poblano, yellow wax and Padron peppers on a wooden table

Pepper Hot Seeds

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    Explore bold flavors and a range of heat with hot pepper seeds from David's Garden Seeds®. This collection includes Orange, Caribbean Yellow and Caribbean Red habaneros, Texas Native Pequin, Red Biquinho, Ancho Poblano, Hungarian Yellow Wax and Padron. These peppers are not equally hot: compare individual listings rather than assuming every selection delivers habanero-level heat.

    Choose Your Pepper Flavor and Heat

    • Habanero selections: Explore orange, yellow and red options for fruity flavor and intense heat in carefully balanced dishes.
    • Texas Native Pequin: A small-fruited chili choice for gardeners who enjoy a concentrated spicy kick.
    • Ancho Poblano: Grow poblano peppers for roasting and stuffing; mature dried poblano peppers are known as anchos.
    • Hungarian Yellow Wax: Compare its listing for heat and harvest-stage guidance before choosing it for cooking or pickling.
    • Padron: A skillet favorite, often mild when picked young but capable of producing hotter fruit.
    • Red Biquinho: A distinctive small pepper generally grown for mild flavor rather than intense heat. Its inclusion here does not make it comparable to a habanero.

    Planting Tips for Success

    • Start indoors with warmth: Sow ahead of your local transplanting season and follow the variety's instructions. Some hot peppers need patience during germination.
    • Provide seedling light: Give young plants adequate light and avoid keeping the seed-starting mix saturated.
    • Wait for warm conditions: Harden plants gradually and transplant after frost danger has passed and temperatures are consistently suitable.
    • Choose full sun: Use fertile, well-drained soil and variety-appropriate spacing. Container plants need adequate root space and drainage.
    • Water evenly: Maintain consistent moisture without waterlogging. Check containers frequently in hot weather.
    • Feed thoughtfully: Follow soil-test and fertilizer guidance. Excess nitrogen can favor leaves over fruit.
    • Support and inspect: Stake loaded branches as needed and check plants regularly for pests and disease.
    • Plan enough growing time: Compare maturity information and your local season length, especially for longer-season selections.

    Harvest and Handle Carefully

    Follow each variety's harvest-color guidance and clip fruit rather than pulling on branches. Heat can vary among fruits and with maturity and growing conditions. Wear gloves when cutting or processing hot peppers, avoid touching your eyes and face, and wash hands and tools thoroughly. Keep hot fruit away from children and pets, and avoid breathing irritating fumes when cooking very hot peppers.

    Cooking Ideas for Your Harvest

    • Salsa and sauces: Add peppers gradually, using small amounts of hotter selections and tasting carefully.
    • Roasting and stuffing: Use suitable larger peppers such as poblanos in savory dishes.
    • Skillet peppers: Blister Padron peppers and season simply, remembering that individual fruits may be hot.
    • Pickles: Choose a reliable refrigerator-pickle recipe, or use a tested preservation recipe for shelf-stable canning.
    • Dried seasonings: Dry suitable harvested peppers using reliable food-drying guidance and handle dried hot peppers carefully.

    Cooking suggestions apply to the peppers you harvest, not planting seeds.

    Pepper Heat Reference Charts

    These charts offer general comparisons across many varieties, including peppers outside this collection. Values are illustrative references, not tested guarantees for your crop. The first two show the same detailed scale in different layouts; the third summarizes broad heat categories. Read individual product descriptions for selections that differ from generic chart categories.

    Scoville Hot Peppers Scale

    Illustrated pepper Scoville comparison chart including habanero, Pequin and poblano peppers

    Detailed Pepper Heat Chart

    Alternate detailed pepper heat scale with illustrated varieties and reference values

    Pepper Heat Categories

    Pepper graphic grouping heat into mild, medium, hot and extremely hot categories

    Why Choose David's Garden Seeds®?

    • Veteran-Owned: Supplying premium seeds since 2009.
    • GO TEXAN Certified: Supporting local agriculture and communities.
    • Integrity Pledge: David's Garden Seeds has taken the Seed Integrity Pledge.
    • Vegetable Seed License: David's Garden Seeds has been granted a Vegetable Seed License for the State of Texas.

    Order Hot Pepper Seeds Today

    Choose the flavor and heat that fit your garden and your favorite meals.

    Browse the products below for current availability, seed counts and individual growing instructions. Yield, maturity and heat vary with growing conditions.

    Grow something beautiful. Grow something delicious. Grow with David's Garden Seeds®.

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    NuMex Twilight plant with small upright purple, yellow, orange, and red chili peppers
    Pepper Hot Pequin Texas Native 100 Non-GMO, Heirloom Seeds
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    Hot orange habanero peppers in a bowl on a wooden table.
    Pepper Habanero Orange 100 Non-GMO, Heirloom Seeds
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    A cluster of small, red Biquinho peppers displayed on a wooden surface with a jar of pickled peppers in the background.
    Pepper Hot Biquinho Red 100 Non-GMO, Heirloom Seeds
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    Illustrative dark-green Ancho Poblano peppers, whole and halved, on a wooden cutting board.
    Pepper Hot Ancho Poblano 100 Non-GMO, Heirloom Seeds
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    Whole and cut Caribbean Yellow Habanero peppers on a wooden cutting board, showing the yellow peppers, pale interior, and seeds
    Pepper Habanero Caribbean Yellow 100 Non-GMO, Heirloom Seeds
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    Assorted colorful peppers in a wooden box on a dark background
    Pepper Hot Hungarian Yellow Wax 100 Non-GMO, Heirloom Seeds
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    Fresh green peppers on a wooden cutting board, including a sliced pepper showing seeds
    Pepper Hot Padron 100 Non-GMO, Heirloom Seeds
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    Caribbean Red Habanero peppers showing color transition
    Pepper Habanero Caribbean Red 100 Non-GMO, Heirloom Seeds
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