Sugar Rush Peach Pepper - Hot with a Sweet Flavor and a Vibrant Peach Color

The Sugar Rush Peach is a popular chile pepper known for its hot sweet flavor and vibrant peach-colored pods. Sugar Rush Peach has an amazing sugar-sweet flavor along with some fire! They taste excellent as sweet pickled peppers or pepper jelly. Slow to mature, but expect a huge harvest later. This variety was bred by Chris Fowler of Wales and was a happy accident that he came across. It makes a great mango salsa!

Key Details

• Origin: Bred by pepper grower Chris Fowler in Wales via open pollination.

• Flavor Profile: Highly sweet, crisp, and tropical with fruity notes reminiscent of stone fruit or citrus. The walls are thick and juicy, offering an apple-like crunch when eaten fresh.

• Heat Level: Medium-hot, generally ranging between 50,000 to100,000 Scoville Heat Units (SHU)—hotter than a jalapeño, but milder than a habanero.

• Appearance: Elongated, slightly wrinkled 3 inch pods that mature from pale green to a warm, creamy peach-orange.

• Best Uses: Ideal for fresh salsas, hot sauces, pickling, or drying into a sweet-and-spicy chili powder.

To sprout Sugar Rush Peach pepper seeds successfully, you must accommodate their long germination window and need for consistent warmth. Because Capsicum baccatum varieties require a long growing season of 90 to 120+ days from transplanting, starting seeds indoors 8 to 12 weeks before your last expected spring frost is critical
   Step 1: Pre-Soaking (Optional but Recommended)
Softens Seed Coats: Soak seeds for 12 to 24 hours in warm water or weak chamomile tea.
Speeds Germination: This helps moisture penetrate the tough outer shell, waking up the embryo faster. 
   Step 2: Sowing Depth & Medium
Depth: Sow seeds 1/4 inch deep into a high-quality, pre-moistened seed starting mix.
Firming: Press the soil down very gently to ensure good seed-to-soil contact.
Moisture: Cover the tray with a plastic humidity dome or plastic wrap to lock in moisture until they sprout. 
   Step 3: Temperature & Germination Time
Heat Source: Capsicum baccatum seeds germinate best when soil temperatures are kept between 75°F and 85°F (24°C to 29°C). Use a specialized waterproof seedling heat mat with a thermostat beneath your tray.
Timeframe: Sugar Rush Peach seeds can take 7 to 21+ days to germinate. Do not give up if they do not pop up in the first week. 
   Step 4: Post-Emergence Care
Remove Cover: Take off the humidity dome immediately once the first green leaves emerge to prevent damping-off disease.
Provide Light: Move seedlings directly under strong LED or T5 fluorescent grow lights for 14 to 16 hours a day. Keep the lights just a few inches above the plant tops to prevent leggy growth. Place on an oscillating fan near the seedlings.
Watering: Allow the top layer of soil to dry out slightly before watering from the bottom to encourage deep root growth