Key facts
- Days to maturity
- 64–73 days
- Listed for
- United States
Overview
Yummy is a snack-sized sweet pepper hybrid with petite fruit about 2 inches long that are nearly seedless, so they can be eaten whole. Fruit ripen from green through yellow to an apricot orange on tall, sturdy plants that keep setting all season. Maturity is around 64 to 73 days from transplant. It suits containers as well as beds, and the seedless fruit are ideal for lunchboxes and raw snacking.
Yummy traits
- F1 snack pepper
- Petite fruit about 2 inches, nearly seedless
- Green through yellow to apricot orange
- Tall, sturdy plants with continuous set
- About 64 days from transplant
Good for
- Snacking
- Lunchboxes
- Container growing
Compare with other peppers and chilies varieties
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| Variety | Days to maturity | Growth habit | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yummy this page | 64–73 days | — | — |
| Hot Portugal | 64 days | — | — |
| Hot Spot X3R | 64 days | — | — |
| Saigon | 64–80 days | — | — |
| The Godfather | 64 days | — | — |
| Alba | 65–85 days | — | — |
| Ancho | 65–88 days | — | — |
Yummy FAQ
What kind of peppers and chilies is Yummy?
Yummy is a snack-sized sweet pepper hybrid with petite fruit about 2 inches long that are nearly seedless, so they can be eaten whole. Fruit ripen from green through yellow to an apricot orange on tall, sturdy plants that keep setting all season.
How many days to maturity is Yummy?
Yummy is listed at 64–73 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 Yummy compare with other peppers and chilies varieties?
Yummy: 64–73 days. Similar peppers and chilies varieties include Hot Portugal (64 days), Hot Spot X3R (64 days), Saigon (64–80 days). The comparison table on this page lists days to maturity, growth habit and type side by side.
What is Yummy good for?
Yummy is grown for snacking, lunchboxes, container growing.
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)
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