Tabasco Pepper

Tabasco Pepper is a fiery hot pepper famous for its smoky flavor and its role in classic hot sauce. Compact plants produce high yields of tiny orange and yellow peppers that pack a serious kick, and the petite size makes them well-suited to container gardens.

At a glance

• Type: heirloom, open-pollinated hot pepper
• Non-GMO
• Heat: 30,000 to 50,000 SHU
• Fruit: tiny, orange ripening to red, borne upright
• Plant: compact, high-yielding
• Sun: full sun

Best for

• Homemade hot sauce
• Adding heat to dishes
• Container and small-space gardens
• Drying and pepper flakes
• Spice and chili enthusiasts

How to grow

Start seeds indoors 8 to 10 weeks before the last frost and transplant into full sun once warm, spacing 18 inches apart. Keep evenly watered and harvest the small peppers as they color up from yellow-orange to red.

Flavor profile

Hot and pungent with a distinctive smoky, slightly sharp flavor.

About MIgardener

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