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Spitfire Pepper

Spitfire Pepper

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  • Certified Organic
  • Full Sun (6+ hrs/day) recommended
  • Ships as a 3" plant
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Growth Timeline

  • Growing Season: Most fruits/veggies have their peak growing season starting in spring and extending through fall. They need a runway of consecutive warm days and nights (from 60-90) to produce fruit.
  • First Harvest: Fruits/veggies take 2-3 months to bear fruit and/or reach ripeness.
  • Final Harvest: Fruits/veggies start to give out between late summer and early fall in most climates. Some plants, such as strawberries, will become dormant in winter before popping back into action in for spring, but most fruiting plants will need to be replaced after their season is over.

Growing Zone

Grows best in zones 10, 11, and 12.

Most fruits and veggies prefer warmer temperatures and will be dormant or grow very slowly in colder climates. Refer to the following guidelines concerning extreme weather:

COLD CLIMATES

  • Fruits/veggies require nighttime temperatures to consistently be in the 50s or above to survive.

WARM CLIMATES:

  • Fruits/veggies are made for the heat and will do fine with temperatures above 90 degrees.

To find out what extreme temperatures your location experiences, check out the USDA zone for your region.

More Fruit & Veggie Tips

Support Trailing Plants: Unless you are growing smaller plants (jalapeño or micro-tomatoes) you might want to use stakes, trellises, or cages to support the plants as they grow. This will prevent them from sprawling on the ground. Train the vines to grow vertically for better air circulation and easier harvesting.

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‘Spitfire’ is a productive Anaheim-style hot pepper known for its large, uniform fruits and dependable performance. Plants are sturdy, upright, and bushy, producing heavy yields of attractive peppers throughout the season.

The fruits measure 7–9 inches long and 2.5–3 inches wide and can be harvested at any stage. Use peppers green for fresh eating, roasting, canning, freezing, or salsas, or allow them to ripen red for drying and grinding into chili powder. The heat level is mild with a subtle warmth.

‘Spitfire’ is resistant to Phytophthora and thrives in full sun. Harvest begins at 65 days (green) or 85 days (red ripe).

This 3" potted Spitfire pepper is ideal for garden beds, raised beds, and warm-season vegetable gardens.

  • Fruit Size: 7–9 inches long, 2.5–3 inches wide
  • Flavor: Mild heat, versatile
  • Uses: Fresh, roasted, canned, frozen, salsa, chili powder
  • Disease Resistance: Phytophthora
  • Exposure: Full Sun
  • Days to Maturity: 65 days green, 85 days red
  • Botanical Name: Capsicum annuum ‘Spitfire’

Organically grown and shipped with care—perfect for roasting, salsas, drying, and high-yield Anaheim-style pepper harvests.

We take great care to ensure our seedlings are healthy and well-established before they’re shipped. We pre-germinate the organic seeds and grow them up to 12 weeks before shipping them as mature plants ready for transplant. Seedlings typically arrive within 1-4 days. For more information, see our shipping policy.

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