Sam's peppers

mecktom · March 11, 2012

MyWe have been buying red sweet peppers from Sam's Club for several months. They come in a bag of seven or eight. They are about 7 or 8 inches long. Name on the package is Ancient Sweets.....anybody know exactly what variety they are? They are great peppers! Thanks.

owiebrain · March 17, 2012

I'd like to know as well. I saved seed from them to plant this year in the hopes that they're OP. I did some googling at the time but can't remember what the heck I found out, other than it wasn't anything certain. My google powers are somewhat lacking, however.

RebelRidin · March 17, 2012

Per Sam's Club...

"This beautiful European variety pepper is nurtured on the vine to ensure it maintains a super sweet taste like no other. Their exotic, unique appearance with very few seeds and hollow interior make them a great snack. "

Apparently it is a trademark name and may be a hybrid. A couple people report growing them from saved seed and they were different. Of course they grew them in the garden not a greenhouse. There is some discussion of it here from 2010...

http://forums2.gardenweb.com/forums/...134810117.html

March 11, 2012	#1
mecktom Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Southern Virginia Posts: 342	Sam's peppers MyWe have been buying red sweet peppers from Sam's Club for several months. They come in a bag of seven or eight. They are about 7 or 8 inches long. Name on the package is Ancient Sweets.....anybody know exactly what variety they are? They are great peppers! Thanks.

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owiebrain Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: northeastern Missouri Posts: 94	I'd like to know as well. I saved seed from them to plant this year in the hopes that they're OP. I did some googling at the time but can't remember what the heck I found out, other than it wasn't anything certain. My google powers are somewhat lacking, however. __________________ Diane CrackpotHippie.com

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RebelRidin Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Maryland's Eastern Shore Posts: 993	Per Sam's Club... "This beautiful European variety pepper is nurtured on the vine to ensure it maintains a super sweet taste like no other. Their exotic, unique appearance with very few seeds and hollow interior make them a great snack. " Apparently it is a trademark name and may be a hybrid. A couple people report growing them from saved seed and they were different. Of course they grew them in the garden not a greenhouse. There is some discussion of it here from 2010... http://forums2.gardenweb.com/forums/...134810117.html __________________ George _____________________________ "The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants. It is it’s natural manure." Thomas Jefferson, 1787