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Hot Pepper 'NuMex Big Jim'

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Hot Pepper 'NuMex Big Jim'

Pepper

Capsicum annuum 'NuMex Big Jim'

  • Full sun
  • Zones 4–11
  • 80 days to maturity
  • Vegetables
  • 18" spacing
  • pH 6.5–7.5
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  • Overview

    Developed at New Mexico State University, this record-holding chile can grow up to 12 inches long and holds the Guinness World Record for largest chile pepper. With mild to moderate heat and meaty flesh, it's the ultimate pepper for stuffing, roasting, or making authentic New Mexican cuisine.

  • Planting

    Start indoors 6-8 weeks before last frost. Maintain warm soil temperatures for germination. Transplant when soil reaches 65°F.

  • Growing

    Sun: full. Soil pH: 6.5–7.5. Space plants 18" apart. Germination: 10-21.

  • Pests & diseases

    Common pests: Chile thrips, aphids, pepper weevils, spider mites. Common diseases: Chile wilt, bacterial leaf spot, pepper mottle virus, Verticillium wilt.