Hennepin County Master Gardener Plant Sale 2024
Date: Saturday, May 18, 2024
Time: 9:00 am to 2:00 pm
Location: Hopkins Pavilion 11000 Excelsior Boulevard
Peppers… out of this world!
Choose from 25 varieties of peppers at this year’s Master Gardener Plant Sale. From mild to HOT — you decide! — Bhut Jolokia from Bangladesh, rating at 1,000,000 Scoville units on the “heat-o-meter”, one of the hottest in the world… shishito pepper from Japan? At a 50-200 Scoville rating, it’s great for snacking.
How Exotic is Your Pepper Personality?
Aji Amarillo – Peru This chili pepper is often used for chili paste. Moderately hot with fruity or tropical hints. (30-50K Scoville)
Bhut Jolokia – India/ Bangladesh One of the hottest peppers in the world, it is often called “Ghost” pepper because Bhut means ghost in the Assam language of NE India. ( >1 million Scoville)
Chinese Five Color – China Believed to have originated in China as a descendants of chili peppers introduced to China in the 16th century by Spanish & Portuguese traders. (30-50K Scoville)
Photo courtesy of Ambler Farm
Hong Gochu – Korea A Korean legend says that birds brought the gochu pepper to Korea. Gochu chili peppers have been cultivated there for at least 1,000 years. “Hong” means red in Korean, so Hong Gochu is a red Korean chili pepper. (1k Scoville)
Photo courtesy of Truelove Seeds
Hungarian Wax – Hungry Native to the Americas, introduced to Central Europe in the mid-16th century. It quickly became a staple of Hungarian and Serbian cuisine. Don’t confuse with Banana peppers – these are much hotter. (5-10K Scoville)
Photo courtesy of Johnny’s Selected Seeds
Mareko Fana – Ethiopia These are long, slender med-hot brown chilies from the Mareko region of Ethiopia. Well-known for use is Berbere – a traditional Ethiopian spice blend. (5-30K Scoville)
Photo courtesy of Artisan Seeds
Shisito – Japan Native to Japan, they are harvested when green and make a popular snack. The name comes from “Shishi,” the Japanese word for lion. These mild peppers have a creased tip that may resemble the head of a lion. (50-200 Scoville)
