PUEBLO ‘MOSCO’ Hot Pepper

75 days, Open-Pollinated, Medium Hot
This delicious newer variety of Pueblo Mirasol chile pepper has a different flavor from the famous Hatch chile of N.M. Mosco is very meaty with a pungent, smoky, fruity sweet flavor, medium heat (5,000 – 6,000 Scoville units – milder than jalapeno, hotter than Anaheim) and its fleshier fruit makes roasting easier. The productive plants reach 30” and grow well in high elevation, short seasons and dry climates. Fruits are hard to detach from the plant, so cut them off with scissors or clippers to avoid breaking the brittle larger branches. For Mosco’s story, go to coloradocountrylife.coop
Mirasol is Spanish for ‘looking at the sun,’ referring to the way the peppers stand upright on the plant.