Trial: Annual
Years Trialed: 2000
Good Qualities
Color (4); Should have sold better; Excellent side branches; Nice size fruit (looked like Christmas bulbs), dried okay; Nice item but the orange fruit color did not grab the attention--however, when I mentioned Halloween sales, the mood changed, I like this item but most preferred the red, I think this would have rated better (most of the decision makers were men - not women, and women buy the Halloween items).
Problems
Matured late (2); Fruit too large (2); Fruits are low on the plant, this makes them more difficult to use; Not many peppers per stem; early leaf disease somewhat stunted these; Long crop time for few stems; Grasshoppers ate on the peppers a little.
Comments
Similar to Nippon Taka; Market didn’t seem ready so may take time to improve appreciation; Removed all leaves before marketing stems to show off the fruit; Early in season decided this was a looser, but by end of the season, it had won me over, great for big display with fall colors; Need one layer of support, sometimes two; I sold them all; Consumers thought peppers were edible.
Trial Data
| Yield (stems/plant) | Stem Length (inches) | Market Appreciation Rating¹ | Repeat Again Rating¹ | Ease of Cultivation Rating¹ | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wholesale | Retail | Consumer | |||||
| Average | 4.3 | 22.3 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 4.5 |
¹1 to 5 scale, with 5 being the best. Market ratings are based on sales to wholesalers, retailers, or final consumers direct.
Supplier
Fred C. Gloeckner 600 Mamaroneck Ave. 60178 Harrison, NY 10528-1613
