Big Jim

created by Pokerl at 18.04.2022

Features

Color

red

Fruit shape

elongated

Growth habit

half-high

bushy

Taste

Sharpness 3

Season Overview

Propagating

Planting

Harvest

J

F

M

A

M

J

A

S

O

N

D

Description

The NuMex Big Jim chilli is a new variety (from 1975) from New Mexico State University and has an entry in the Guinness Book of Records as the longest chilli variety in the world. The plants grow bushy and, compared to their very large fruits, remain relatively small at 60 - 90 cm. The chilies are slightly hot and ripen to red. The largest pods measured were over 35 cm long, but are usually around 20 - 25 cm. They are fleshy and aromatic and are suitable for fresh consumption, in salads, as a snack, for stuffing, grilling and cooking. Spiciness level 2-3

Non hybrid

Not frost resistant