Description
Tabasco Pepper Seeds grow productive Capsicum annuum plants with small upright hot peppers that move through green, yellow-orange, and red ripening stages. They are a strong choice for hot sauce gardens, compact pepper rows, and container plantings where color and heat both matter.
Why Grow It
- Small upright hot peppers with colorful green, orange, and red ripening stages.
- Good fit for hot sauce gardens, containers, raised beds, and greenhouse rows.
- Compact plants make the harvest easy to see and pick through the warm season.
Growing Information
| Botanical name | Capsicum annuum |
|---|---|
| Life cycle | Warm-season annual pepper |
| Mature height | 24-48 in. tall depending on season length and fertility |
| Light | Full sun |
| Bloom or harvest window | White flowers followed by small peppers that ripen green, yellow-orange, and red from summer into frost-free fall |
| Seed count | 25 seeds |
| Sowing advice | Start indoors 8-10 weeks before the last frost. Sow about 1/4 in. deep in warm seed-starting mix, keep at 75-85 F, and transplant outdoors only after nights are warm and plants are hardened off. |
| Spacing | 18-24 in. apart in beds or large containers |
| Germination | Usually 7-14 days in warm, evenly moist seed-starting mix |
Best For
- hot sauce gardens
- fresh hot pepper harvests
- container pepper plants
- raised beds
- colorful edible landscape accents
Packet Details
Includes 25 seeds. Store seeds cool, dry, and dark until sowing. Use the growing table above as a planning reference for your local season.
FAQ
Are Tabasco peppers hot?
Yes. Tabasco is grown as a hot pepper, with heat affected by maturity, weather, watering, and growing conditions.
Should I harvest green or red?
Peppers can be picked at different stages, but red fruit is fully mature and typically has the richest color and heat.
Can Tabasco peppers grow in containers?
Yes. Use a large container, full sun, steady moisture, and regular feeding for productive plants.
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