Hungarian Hot Wax - Hot Pepper Seeds

SKU: VPR112

Open-Pollinated

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Hungarian Hot Wax pods glow canary yellow, then orange to red as heat and sweetness build. Medium heat (5,000–10,000 Scovilles) makes them versatile—great pickled, stuffed, or sliced into tacos. Introduced to the U.S. by Hungarian immigrants in the early 1900s, it became a fair‑booth staple. Plants are quick and productive even in cooler summers. Start indoors, set out after frost, and harvest yellow for milder flavor or fully red for more punch. Capsaicin brings warmth and mild analgesic qualities; vitamin C comes along for the ride.

How to Grow

Start seed indoors 6-8 weeks before last frost. A heat mat helps to speed up the germination process. Optimum soil temperature for seed germination is 65-85 degrees. Peppers generally have long growing seasons and grow slowly during cool temperatures. Delay transplanting until your soil has thoroughly warmed up in the spring. A week before transplanting time, harden off plants by exposing them to an increasing number of hours outdoors each day. Peppers are less cold tolerant than tomatoes.

Growing Specs

Scientific name: capsicum annum
Days to maturity: 70-90 from transplants, 100-120 from seed
Seed depth: 1/2"
Days to sprout: 9-14
Plant spacing: 12-18"
Row spacing: 18-36"
Light requirements: sunny
Plant height: 14-16"
Life cycle: annual
Frost hardy: no

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