Also known as a Peppadew or African Pickling Pepper, the Malawi Piquante is a sweet, mildly spicy pepper that looks like a small cherry tomato. Thick fleshed, juicy, and tangy with just a pleasant kick of heat. If you've had stuffed Peppadew peppers at a restaurant, this is that pepper.
Perfect for pickling, stuffing with cheese, and adding to salads. The plants grow large (over 5 feet tall) and are highly productive, but they need a long growing season to ripen fully to red. Worth the wait.
The Malawi Piquante is a Capsicum baccatum medium pepper estimated at 1,000 to 10,000 SHU. Flavor profile: Sweet, tangy, juicy, thick fleshed Days to Maturity: 90 to 120 days from transplant Difficulty: Moderate (needs long season) Seeds per Pack: 10+ Every seed is grown in isolation tents at our Nebraska farm, keeping the chance of cross pollination to around 4%.
The Malawi Piquante is estimated at 1,000 to 10,000 SHU, placing it in the medium range.
Start seeds indoors 8 to 10 weeks before your last frost date. Maintain soil temperature at 78 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit for germination, which can take 14 to 35 days. Expect 90 to 120 days from transplant to harvest. Difficulty: Moderate.
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