Gabi Hot Wax pepper
Price range: $4.00 through $10.00
(Capsicum annuum)
A Hungarian wax-type pepper; relatively mild, but with a bit of heat (mostly in the seeds). Ripens from lime-green to red. Great for pickling, and quite productive even unwatered and in cooler weather.
Start indoors 8-10 weeks before last frost; sow 1/4” deep. Transplant when nighttime temperature is in the mid-60s. Harden off for 10 days before transplanting. Prepare planting holes by adding manure and eggshell and covering it with a bit of soil. You can work in aged manure or compost 2 weeks before transplanting out and cover soil with black plastic to warm the soil. Plant in the hottest spot you have available. Transplant 12” apart and topdress.