PLANTS - PEPPER: LIPSTICK

A delicious pepper with 4-inch long tapered, pimiento type fruit that is super sweet. This fine pepper is early and ripens well in the North. A flavorful favorite with thick, red flesh. Lipstick peppers are short, stocky pods, averaging 5 to 10 centimeters in length, and have a conical shape that tapers to a blunt, rounded point on the non-stem end. ... Lipstick peppers are aromatic when sliced with an earthy, vegetal scent and have a mild, sweet, and fruity flavor containing no heat.

Lipstick peppers are best suited for both raw and cooked applications such as roasting, baking, simmering, and frying. The peppers are highly favored for their thick, sweet flesh and can be used in place of any mild to medium heat pepper in recipes. Lipstick peppers can be consumed fresh, out-of-hand, and are popularly stuffed with cheeses, vegetables, grains, and meats. They can also be chopped into green salads, diced into salsas, cooked into sauces, or minced into relishes. Lipstick peppers are often associated with Spanish cuisine due to their pimento heritage and are roasted or fried to develop sweet and savory flavors.

The peppers can be blistered and utilized as a topping on burgers, marinated in olive oil and vinegar to be served as an appetizer, chopped and simmered into pasta sauce, stirred into soups and stews, or sliced and sprinkled over pizza. Lipstick peppers pair well with tomatoes, corn, potatoes, aromatics such as garlic, onions, and ginger, meats such as beef, lamb, pork, and poultry, shellfish, cheeses such as mozzarella, cheddar, and jack, and herbs such as mint, cilantro, and oregano.

Fresh Lipstick peppers will keep 1 to 2 weeks when stored whole and unwashed in a plastic bag in the refrigerator.

PRO TIP: WHEN PLANTING IN CONTAINER OR RAISED BED ADD 1 TBSP OF EPSOM SALT AND ORGANIC FERTILIZER INTO THE SOIL.

LOCATION: FULL SUN
FRUIT SIZE: ~2-4 inches
MATURES: ~70 days
PLANT SPACING: 18 inches apart
PLANT SZE: 20 to 24 inches tall and 16 inches wide
HEAT: Scoville rated - less than 500
CONTAINER: 1 QUART / 4.5" ROUND

NOTE: CAN NOT SHIP -- PICK UP OR DELIVERY ONLY
>> planted January 10, 2021.