Sweet banana, Shishito, Cubanelle and red and golden Marconi peppers on a wooden table

Pepper Specialty Seeds

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    Explore fresh flavors and distinctive shapes with specialty pepper seeds from David's Garden Seeds®. This collection features Sweet Banana, Shishito, Sweet Italian Pepperoncini, Red Marconi, Golden Marconi and Cubanelle. Choose peppers for skillet meals, roasting, salads and pickling without assuming every specialty pepper is intensely hot.

    Choose Your Specialty Peppers

    • Sweet Banana: A sweet pepper option for fresh preparations and pickling recipes.
    • Shishito: A favorite for blistering in a skillet. Usually mild, but occasional fruits can be hotter.
    • Sweet Italian Pepperoncini: A choice for gardeners who enjoy Italian-style peppers and pickled preparations.
    • Red and Golden Marconi: Long sweet peppers for roasting, sautéing and colorful garden-to-table dishes.
    • Cubanelle: A useful frying-pepper choice for skillet dishes and savory meals.

    Planting Tips for Success

    • Start with warmth: Start seeds indoors ahead of your local transplanting season, following each variety's germination guidance.
    • Transplant after frost: Harden seedlings gradually and plant out when frost danger has passed and conditions are consistently warm.
    • Choose full sun: Use fertile, well-drained soil and follow the variety's spacing recommendations.
    • Water evenly: Maintain consistent moisture without waterlogging the roots. Mulch after soil warms to help conserve moisture.
    • Feed thoughtfully: Follow soil-test and fertilizer guidance. Avoid excessive nitrogen that favors leaves over fruit.
    • Support plants as needed: Stakes or cages can help hold branches carrying a developing crop.
    • Harvest carefully: Follow each variety's harvest-color guidance and clip fruit rather than pulling branches. Flavor and heat can change with maturity and conditions.

    Cooking Ideas for Your Harvest

    • Blister: Cook Shishito peppers in a hot skillet and finish with your preferred seasonings.
    • Roast: Roast Marconi peppers for sides, sandwiches and sauces.
    • Sauté: Add Cubanelle or other suitable peppers to onions and vegetables for a flavorful skillet dish.
    • Pickle: Use suitable harvested peppers in refrigerator pickles, or follow a tested preservation recipe for canning.
    • Enjoy fresh: Slice sweet peppers into salads and vegetable plates.

    Cooking suggestions refer to the peppers you harvest, not planting seeds. Handle hot fruit carefully and avoid touching your eyes after cutting it.

    Pepper Heat Reference Charts

    These three charts offer general comparisons across many pepper types, including varieties not sold in this collection. Scoville figures are illustrative reference values, not tested guarantees for your harvest. Heat varies with variety, individual fruit, maturity and growing conditions. The first two charts show the same detailed scale in different layouts; the third groups heat into broad categories.

    Scoville Hot Peppers Scale

    Illustrated Scoville comparison chart ranging from bell pepper to very hot chili peppers

    Detailed Pepper Heat Chart

    Alternate layout of the detailed pepper Scoville chart with illustrated varieties and reference heat values

    Pepper Heat Categories

    Pepper heat graphic grouping Scoville levels 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 Specialty Pepper Seeds Today

    Choose distinctive peppers for colorful harvests and flavorful home-cooked meals.

    Browse individual products for current availability, seed counts and specific growing instructions.

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

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