Ralph Thompson's Squash Pepper
Capsicum annuum | SKU: 0014A P25
Heirloom
$3.25
- Organic
- Red fruit is saucer shaped with strong ribbing
- Highly productive
- Mild to medium hot pepper
- 80-90 days from transplant
- ±4,000 seeds/oz
Item Details
Donated to SSE by Hugh and Barbara Havercamp. Passed down from Barbara’s father, Ralph Mead Thompson of Woburn, MA. Originally from Italian immigrants who came to Boston as indentured servants. Red fruit, saucer shaped with strong ribbing. Highly productive. Sweet flavor with medium-high heat. 80-90 days from transplant. Medium hot. ±4,000 seeds/oz.
Learn to Grow Ralph Thompson's Squash Pepper
Start Indoors: 8 weeks before last frost
Germination: 14 Days
Plant Outdoors: 12-24” Apart
Light: Full Sun
Instructions - Sow seeds indoors ¼” deep. Peppers germinate best in warm soil, so gentle bottom heat may be helpful until seedlings emerge. Wait to transplant outdoors until soil is warm.