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- Days to maturity
- 60 days
- Listed for
- United States
Overview
Shishito is the Japanese frying pepper, mostly mild with a citrusy, slightly smoky flavor and the famous surprise: roughly one pod in ten carries real heat. Fruit are slender, 3 to 4 inches by about 1 inch, thin-walled with wrinkled green skin, and heat sits between a sweet pepper and a true hot one, around 50 to 200 Scoville units. Start seed indoors 6 to 8 weeks before the last frost and transplant after the soil warms; the first pods come around 60 days. Pick them green and small, blister them with oil and salt in a hot skillet or over the grill, and harvest often because the plants are very productive.
Shishito traits
- Japanese sweet-hot frying type
- Slender, wrinkled green fruit 3 to 4 inches
- Thin-walled pods
- Mostly mild, about 50 to 200 Scoville units, with occasional hot pods
- Very productive
- About 60 days from transplant
Good for
- Blistering in a hot pan
- Grilling
- Tempura
Compare with other peppers and chilies varieties
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| Variety | Days to maturity | Growth habit | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shishito this page | 60 days | — | — |
| Andy | 60–85 days | — | — |
| Apache | 60 days | — | — |
| Aurora | 60–75 days | — | — |
| Burning Bush | 60 days | — | — |
| Cajun Belle | 60 days | Bushy, upright | — |
| Cal Wonder Orange | 60–80 days | — | — |
Shishito FAQ
What kind of peppers and chilies is Shishito?
Shishito is the Japanese frying pepper, mostly mild with a citrusy, slightly smoky flavor and the famous surprise: roughly one pod in ten carries real heat. Fruit are slender, 3 to 4 inches by about 1 inch, thin-walled with wrinkled green skin, and heat sits between a sweet pepper and a true hot one, around 50 to 200 Scoville units.
How many days to maturity is Shishito?
Shishito is listed at 60 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 Shishito compare with other peppers and chilies varieties?
Shishito: 60 days. Similar peppers and chilies varieties include Andy (60–85 days), Apache (60 days), Aurora (60–75 days). The comparison table on this page lists days to maturity, growth habit and type side by side.
What is Shishito good for?
Shishito is grown for blistering in a hot pan, grilling, tempura.
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.