(60 days) F-1 hybrid. Nikos was once known as The Pepper Lady— she has her standards. When she first encountered these small thin-walled second-cousins-twice-removed of Revolution peppers, she thought “Why bother?” Fedco staffer Emily Skrobis set her straight when they judged peppers at Common Ground Fair. She loves this pepper type as early, easy and abundant. Takara is all that—with dozens of wrinkled thin-walled fruits borne early on compact well-branched plants. Pick when light green and less than 3" long, and blister them whole in a hot oiled skillet. Serve with flaky salt and eat everything but the stem. Most will be mild—the occasional green pepper, around 10%, will be hot. If you let them grow to full 1x3½" size, they turn red and can be dried for hot crushed red pepper. ⑤
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