Key facts
- Days to maturity
- 74 days
- Listed for
- United States
Overview
Sweet Spot X3R is a hybrid sweet frying pepper with fruit about 7.5 inches that starts banana yellow and moves through lime yellow and yellow to red. X3R in the name means it resists races 1, 2 and 3 of bacterial leaf spot, valuable in humid areas. Pick yellow for pickled rings or red for sweeter frying.
Sweet Spot X3R traits
- Hybrid sweet frying type
- Fruit about 7.5 inches long
- Banana yellow ripening through yellow to red
- Resists bacterial leaf spot 1, 2, 3
Good for
- Pickled rings
- Frying
- Humid-climate gardens
Compare with other peppers and chilies varieties
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| Variety | Days to maturity | Growth habit | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweet Spot X3R this page | 74 days | — | — |
| Anaheim College 64 | 74 days | — | — |
| Camelot | 74 days | — | — |
| Chocolate Beauty | 74 days | — | — |
| Dancing Spirit | 74 days | — | — |
| Lantern | 74 days | — | — |
| Navarone | 74 days | — | — |
Sweet Spot X3R FAQ
What kind of peppers and chilies is Sweet Spot X3R?
Sweet Spot X3R is a hybrid sweet frying pepper with fruit about 7.5 inches that starts banana yellow and moves through lime yellow and yellow to red. X3R in the name means it resists races 1, 2 and 3 of bacterial leaf spot, valuable in humid areas.
How many days to maturity is Sweet Spot X3R?
Sweet Spot X3R is listed at 74 days. Sowing and planting times are the same as for other peppers and chilies varieties, so check them in the peppers and chilies growing guide.
How does Sweet Spot X3R compare with other peppers and chilies varieties?
Sweet Spot X3R: 74 days. Similar peppers and chilies varieties include Anaheim College 64 (74 days), Camelot (74 days), Chocolate Beauty (74 days). The comparison table on this page lists days to maturity, growth habit and type side by side.
What is Sweet Spot X3R good for?
Sweet Spot X3R is grown for pickled rings, frying, humid-climate gardens.
Sowing, care and common problems
Sowing times, care and common problems are the same for every peppers and chilies variety, so they are covered once in the growing guide.
- Peppers and Chilies growing guide
- Types of Hot Chili Pepper: Telling the Groups Apart in the Garden
- Starting Hot Chili Peppers From Seed: The Long Head Start They Need
- Hot Chili Pepper Care: Watering and Feeding for Maximum Heat
- How to Prune and Train Hot Chili Peppers: Shaping the Plant and Cutting Back for Winter
- How Pepper and Chili Branches Multiply: Forking at Every Flower, the Three-Stem Frame, and What to Prune
- Hot Chili Pepper Growing Calendar: A Season That Runs Half the Year
- Hot Chili Pepper Problems: Pests, Rots and Pods That Never Color
- All 575 peppers and chilies varieties
Source
Source: Cornell University (CALS Garden-Based Learning)
The text on this page is our own summary written from the published variety record, not a copy of it.