are there any mild/medium hot peppers that are also sweet?

[Tania]

I usually do not grow hot peppers as my family doesn't eat them for several reasons.

However, this year I planted a few - Tam Jalapeno (Baker Creek) and Anaheim (Baker Creek), and I loved ripe Tam Jalapeno- it had an intense sweetness along with heat, perfect for eating fresh in a lettuce salad to give it a spiciness. Didn't like Anaheim too mich as I couldn't detect any heat there, even in a ripe pepper - for some reason it tasted more sour to me than hot.

The reason I picked the two peppers from Baker Creek collection is because they were labeled as 'mild hot', and I was looking for hot peppers to eat fresh.

Does anyone can recommend more mild/medium hot peppers that also have sweetness like Tam Jalapeno (perhaps a bit hotter than Tam)? I would like to try something different next year.

Thanks!

[montanamato]

Alma Paprika is very sweet and just a bit warm too...They look like small upside down pimento peppers, and turn yellow , then orange...and sometimes get to red...Very good for fresh eating, cooking or pickling...Prolific too.
Might be pictures on the SSE website.

Jeanne

Tania, the Trinity Red seeds you sent are unreal...I have never grown bells like that in my garden before. Much better than any hybrid and earlier than any I've grown before...And I have grown many...The plants are actually bent over from the weight of the peppers...I was never a fan of bells as they usually do so so...Not these, you should patent them !

[Tania]

Originally Posted by montanamato

Tania, the Trinity Red seeds you sent are unreal...I have never grown bells like that in my garden before. Much better than any hybrid and earlier than any I've grown before...And I have grown many...The plants are actually bent over from the weight of the peppers...I was never a fan of bells as they usually do so so...Not these, you should patent them !

Jeanne,

I am glad to hear Trinity did well for you. I'd agree that this is one of the most productive bell peppers in my garden.I am so glad I was able to 'wake up' the old seeds. Although I am worried if the seeds might be crossed (as I grew them in a greenhouse along with another pepper variety) - please let me know if you see any segregation or wrong color/shape.

Thank you for Alma Paprika suggestion!

Cheers,

[obispo45]

Aci Sivri a Turkish cayenne is absolutely great!! It has some heat to it without question but that can be tamed by removing the majority of the seeds and membranes/ribs. Regardless it isn't nearly as hot as the majority of cayennes. IMO it is as easily as sweet as say...Jimmy Nardello. A gorgeous variety also, many of the peppers can grow as long as 10"+. Highly productive too and early. First ripe fruits this season were right after July 4th.

Dragon's Claw is similar in many regards to Aci Sivri but not as sweet....but that could be due to my weather here the last few seasons. Nonetheless its still a goodie. Wenk's Yellow Hots is not exactly a mild/med hot pepper....it can get pretty hot but it is definently sweet when harvested red or orange and not its namesake Yellow. That fairly new hybrid Mariachi is like a larger not as hot not as sweet version of Wenk's IMO...but still pretty darn good. Martin's Carrot Chile an Amish heirloom is also sweet/med hot one that may be of interest to you and makes a gorgeous patio container plant also. I have a decent amount of seeds available for most of the aforementioned except Dragon's Claw. If you need some send me a PM and we can work something out!! Cheers!