Chimayo

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Chimayo
Classification	C. annuum
Type	chili
Fruit color	red
Fruit shape	conical
Fruit size	small
Heat level	medium
Scoville Heat Units (SHU)	4,000-6,000
Maturity	midseason
Variety type	heirloom, open-pollinated
Country	USA

Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Chimayo (2) - ripe fruit. 2014-09-26.

B.C KO T

This strain of Chimayo pepper from Sandia Seed produces large, up to 8-10" long pods that turn dark red when fully mature. Delicious flavor with medium heat.

Seed source:

1. Rob Gee, OH 09

2. Randall Simmons, Burlington, IA 12 / CV Sandia Seed

Year grown: 2014

Location: Zone 7b, PNW, Anmore, BC, Canada (760 ft above sea level)

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History

• a.k.a. Chimayó.
• An heirloom variety from Chimayo, New Mexico, USA.
• United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), PI 593474. Donated to USDA in 1994.
• First offered in the Seed Savers 1989 Yearbook by Joseph DiMaio of Durham, North Carolina (NC DI J).
• SSE PEPPER 99.

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Also known as

• Chimayó

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Chimayo (2) - ripe fruit. 2014-09-26.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Chimayo (2) - ripe fruit. 2014-09-26.

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Year	Commercial Vendors	Seed Savers Yearbook (Member listings)	Seeds of Diversity (Member listings)
2015	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds - new	.	.
2014		.	.
2013		0	.
2012		1	1
2011		1	1
2010		1	.
2009		1	.
2008		1	.

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