| Description | Wenks Yellow Hots (Capsicum annuum) is a smaller hot heirloom pepper that ripens from yellow to orange to red. Has a heat similar to that of jalapeno peppers. |
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| Plant Type | Annuals, Edibles Vegetables, Edible Fruit, Site author's observations |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Temperature | Preferred temperatures are 60-65 degrees during the day, and do not go lower than 50 degrees at night. |
| Flowers | small white flowers |
| Fruit | Thick-walled, medium hot, reaching 3" long by 1 ¼" wide.. Start yellow and then change to orange or red. The Wenk's Yellow Hot is related to the Jalapeño, a popular pepper with a Scoville range of 2,500 to 8,000 SHU. |
| Dimensions | space 12-18 inches |
| Maintenance | May need to be staked, especially when they are full of fruit. |
| Propagation | To grow peppers successfully, plant the yellow, flat seeds at least six weeks before transplanting them outside. Protect them from cold temperatures and consider bringing them indoors during colder months. Use a mix of your own seedlings and store-bought plants to extend the harvest season. |
| Cultivar Origin | Heirloom was developed by the late Eris Wenk, one of the last truck farmers in the Southern valley of Albuquerque, New Mexico. |
| Notes & Reference | #274-Site Authors' observations and growing experiences of many different types of peppers in zone #5 |
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