What exactly are the "mini sweet peppers" that grocery stores sell? (us.amazon.com)

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I had a customer come into my garden center today and ask for "those mini sweet peppers. you know, the ones grocery stores sell". I have no idea what those peppers are. I suggested a sweet pimento, but they wanted the grocery store was selling.

I linked to what I think the person was talking about.

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[-] runeko@programming.dev 13 points 5 months ago

Capsicum annuum L. specifically Akamu, Kaiki, Kalani, Kaolin e Moke from Isla® seeds. Reference: https://www.mdpi.com/2311-7524/7/9/287

[-] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

Isla seeds doesn't stock them anymore and those names combined with "pepper" doesn't bring up anything.

[-] clay_pidgin@sh.itjust.works 8 points 5 months ago

These: https://www.walmart.com/ip/Fresh-Organic-Mini-Sweet-Peppers-8-Ounce-Bag/111146370?athbdg=L1200

All sweet, no spicy. About 1/4 the volume of a regular bell pepper.

[-] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 5 points 5 months ago

I'm asking for the real name of the peppers so I can find the seeds and grow them.

[-] Willy@sh.itjust.works -2 points 5 months ago

a good place to get the seeds are from the peppers. sorry I don't know the name though.

[-] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 6 points 5 months ago

Not if they're hybrids.

[-] plantsmakemehappy@lemmy.world 7 points 5 months ago

I don't have an answer but I've had success growing them from seeds saved from when I've bought them at the grocery store. This year I'm going to test out Healthy peppers, no idea how similar they'll be.

[-] reattach@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

Good to know - I'm trying this for the first time this year.

Any luck with growing second generation seeds from the plants you grew?

[-] plantsmakemehappy@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

I haven't tried that yet since I had so many seeds from the grocery store lot.

[-] Zier@fedia.io 2 points 5 months ago

Seems like these are a hybrid between a bird pepper and a bell. https://www.specialtyproduce.com/produce/Bell_Peppers_Mix_Mini_Sweet_2662.php Looks like people are growing them from the red seeds. Warning reddit link. https://www.reddit.com/r/aerogarden/comments/u5ckyr/has_anyone_grown_mini_sweet_peppers_thinking_of/

[-] felixwhynot@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

Are they talking about “sports” peppers?

[-] cheesymoonshadow@lemmings.world 2 points 5 months ago

Maybe it's a gypsy pepper.

Gypsy peppers, botanically classified as Capsicum annuum, are a hybrid variety belonging to the Solanaceae or nightshade family. The peppers are also known as Cubanelle peppers, and are a hand-bred cross between a sweet pepper and a bell pepper. Gypsy peppers are a popular home garden variety in the United States, favored for their thin skin, sweet flavor, and ability to be harvested at any stage in maturity.

Source: https://specialtyproduce.com/produce/Gypsy_Bell_Peppers_13736.php