Pepper 'Mad Hatter'
Pre-order for local pick-up available as early as April 15.
‘Mad Hatter’ is an All-America Selection Winner based on its unique shape & flavor and early & high yield. The three-sided pepper has a mostly sweet and fresh flavor with an occasional kick at the center of the fruit near the seeds. I honestly didn’t know whether to classify this pepper as hot or sweet, so I put it in both! Try it out with me and we can debate classification later.
Fruit measures ~2-3” in height and width. If ‘Mad Hatter’ does express heat, it will range below 300 SHU. Read more below.
Height: 36-48”
Pre-order for local pick-up available as early as April 15.
‘Mad Hatter’ is an All-America Selection Winner based on its unique shape & flavor and early & high yield. The three-sided pepper has a mostly sweet and fresh flavor with an occasional kick at the center of the fruit near the seeds. I honestly didn’t know whether to classify this pepper as hot or sweet, so I put it in both! Try it out with me and we can debate classification later.
Fruit measures ~2-3” in height and width. If ‘Mad Hatter’ does express heat, it will range below 300 SHU. Read more below.
Height: 36-48”
Pre-order for local pick-up available as early as April 15.
‘Mad Hatter’ is an All-America Selection Winner based on its unique shape & flavor and early & high yield. The three-sided pepper has a mostly sweet and fresh flavor with an occasional kick at the center of the fruit near the seeds. I honestly didn’t know whether to classify this pepper as hot or sweet, so I put it in both! Try it out with me and we can debate classification later.
Fruit measures ~2-3” in height and width. If ‘Mad Hatter’ does express heat, it will range below 300 SHU. Read more below.
Height: 36-48”
A Note from the Grower
Sometimes, all you need is some spice. Find all levels of heat in my hot pepper selections this year. From a classic jalapeño to my latest addition, ‘Spitfire’ Anaheim chile, you should be able find the heat you’re searching for this summer. Read more about pepper plant care in the Plant Guide.
A word of caution to those handling hot peppers, avoid touching your face when harvesting. The oils in peppers exist in their fruit, but also in their leaves and stems.
In the pepper world, a common measure of heat is the Scoville Heat Scale. The amount of capsaicin (the oil that causes the fire in our mouths) is measured in Scoville Heat Units (SHU). <5,000 = mild | 2,500-50,000 = medium | >50,000 = hot (Levels keep going for especially hot peppers like the infamous ghost pepper which receives around a 1,000,000 SHU rating.)
