Details
- Capsicum annuum
- Open-Pollinated: yes
- Type: sweet bell pepper
- Shape: bell pepper
- Color: ripens from dark green to deep mahogany/chocolate; brick-red flesh inside
- Maturity: 60-85 days from transplant
- Size: ?
- Yield: ?
- Taste: These peppers can be exceedingly sweet peppers
- Disease Resistance: great for short-season areas
Notes:
- also known as “Choco”
- Recommended mahogany-brown bell pepper variety by Sylvia Thompson’s “The Kitchen Garden”
- will turn back to green with long cooking time
- Early bell pepper bred by Elwynn Meader, introduced by University of New Hampshire in 1965
Sources: (where to buy)
Results from My Garden:
- 2011: 1 plant; no peppers (environmental problems)