Container Friendly
Days to Maturity: 75
Full Sun
Approximate Seed Count: 10
Annual500-1,000 SHU. Native to Brazil, these small, brightly colored, pointed fruits have a tart flavor with slight smokey heat. It can be eaten raw or cooked but usually is pickled to bring out its flavor's tanginess. Nicknamed the "Little Beak" pepper because of its unique shape.
My peppers are starting to grow!
Biquinhos are one of my favorite peppers.
I'd say they are easy to grow, but I do find the chinense family like a little more heat and time to germinate than other peppers. I have however grown them successfully in hydroponics, raised beds, and this year in 3 gallon grow bags inside a kiddy pool holding a shallow layer of nutrient water. Picking can also get tedious as they fruit are blueberry ish in size.
The flavor reminds me of atomic fireballs (candy) - all the heat is up front, and there really isn't all that much. I do think red biquinhos are slightly sweeter though.
An absolute favorite variety for their mild, smoky flavor and beautiful color! These little peppers are fun to grow and produce very well.
These are great little peppers.
The red Biquinho pepper has a beautiful smokey taste for seasoning. Yellow just brings a bit more heat.
Germanated quickly on a heat mat. Off the mat and growing ready to transplant early/mid april. Excited for leeks this autumn
Last year I bought seeds from my local store and I didnt get anything to germinate. This year I purchased all my seeds from MIGardener and I've had to give seedlings away cause nearly all the seeds sprouted!!!
Great germination! I'm excited to see how the onions turn out
My only complaint is that I was not prepared for how well and fast all of the seeds would grow soI had to pot up earlier than expected! I am very happy with all of the seeds I have purchased from here!
I think I got near perfect germination on these. Cauliflower has always been challenging for me to time it out and know when to harvest. I've been learning that crops that have purple or reds in them (looking at my red lettuce varieties and purple sprouting broccoli) seem to bolt less quickly than their green counterparts in heat.
