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- Days to maturity
- 75 days
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- United States
Overview
El Chaco is a hot pepper on plants about 18 inches tall. The thin fruit is about 4 inches long and slightly curved, starting green, turning yellow, and finishing a deep orange-red. It is versatile enough for drying, preserving or fresh use, with ripe fruit around 75 days after transplanting.
El Chaco traits
- Hot pepper on 18-inch plants
- Thin, slightly curved fruit about 4 inches
- Green to yellow to deep orange-red
- About 75 days to harvest
Good for
- Drying
- Preserving
- Fresh cooking
Compare with other peppers and chilies varieties
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| Variety | Days to maturity | Growth habit | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| El Chaco this page | 75 days | — | — |
| 'Buena Mulata' Pepper | 75–80 days | — | — |
| Albino Bullnose | 75 days | — | — |
| Aristotle X3R | 75 days | — | — |
| Baby Belle Tricolor Mix | 75 days | — | — |
| Baby Pepper Chilli | 75 days | — | — |
| Bolivian Rainbow | 75 days | — | — |
El Chaco FAQ
What kind of peppers and chilies is El Chaco?
El Chaco is a hot pepper on plants about 18 inches tall. The thin fruit is about 4 inches long and slightly curved, starting green, turning yellow, and finishing a deep orange-red.
How many days to maturity is El Chaco?
El Chaco is listed at 75 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 El Chaco compare with other peppers and chilies varieties?
El Chaco: 75 days. Similar peppers and chilies varieties include 'Buena Mulata' Pepper (75–80 days), Albino Bullnose (75 days), Aristotle X3R (75 days). The comparison table on this page lists days to maturity, growth habit and type side by side.
What is El Chaco good for?
El Chaco is grown for drying, preserving, fresh cooking.
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.