Peppers

Simply roast 'Baron' on the grill, stovetop, or in the oven until the skin blackens, remove skin by placing them in a paper bag for a few minutes, peel, and stuff. If you’re looking for a great, flat, grilling Poblano/Ancho pepper, give 'Baron' a try.

Year-round Nova Scotian gardener and author Niki Jabbour lends Johnny's home gardening community her expertise on how to grow a few varieties of peppers, from sowing to harvest.

Here is the full presentation of our Peppers: Mostly Sweet with a Touch of Heat webinar, followed by a Q&A session. The full video runs approximately 1 hour.

Our classical plant breeding program involves individually hand-pollinating generations of flowers over time, to develop new and improved varieties of peppers. We carefully select and trial on the basis of flavor, appearance, uniformity, disease resistance, and productivity under a range of growing conditions. Many of our JSS-Bred peppers have gone on to become award-winning grower favorites!

Join 4-season Nova Scotia gardener Niki Jabbour for a quick tutorial on growing peppers in containers. Here are her 7 Steps to Container Pepper Success...

A walk through the restoration of a cherished, open-pollinated pepper variety. Learn how we recovered the 'Hungarian Hot Wax' ideotype for consistently high yields of uniform fruits with reliable flavor.

Join Steve and Nate as they delve into our pepper assortment, emphasizing two of our larger pepper categories, green-to-red bell peppers and jalapeños.