Just Veggies

Spooky Red Pumpkin Pepper

This isn’t a post about pumpkins and peppers. It’s a post about “pumpkin peppers,” a new shape of sweet pepper, or at least a new shape to me. From the “pumpkin” in the name, you can guess that the shape of this pepper is pumpkin-esque. Specifically it is shaped like those mini pumpkins you see ...

Mad Hatter Pepper

I received a box of sample plants from plant breeding company PanAmerican Seed earlier this spring. Among the many items—both flower and vegetable plants—were two pots of a brand-new sweet pepper called Mad Hatter Pepper. Its schtick is it has a funny triangular-hat shape, like the soldiers in the Revolutionary War wore. Big deal, right? ...