Chinese Giant

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Chinese Giant
Classification	C. annuum
Type	bell
Fruit color	red
Fruit shape	bell
Fruit size	very large
Heat level	sweet
Scoville Heat Units (SHU)	0
Maturity	midseason
Variety type	heirloom, open-pollinated
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Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Chinese Giant - ripe fruit. 2013-10-29.

B.C KO T

Huge bell pepper, 6" x 4" blocky fruits have thick flesh and turn bright red when ripe. Excellent sweet flavor and top quality. High yields.

Seed source:

Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds 06

Year grown: 2007, 2013

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

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History

• A very old heirloom pepper, it dates back to the 1900s.
• First offered in the Seed Savers 1991 Yearbook by Calvin E Wait (Unique Seed Service) of Ethel, Missouri (MO WA C), who purchased the seeds from Gleckler Seedmen in 1986.
• SSE PEPPER 188.

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Picture Gallery

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Chinese Giant - ripe fruit. 2013-09-13.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Chinese Giant - ripe fruit. 2013-09-13.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Chinese Giant - ripe fruit. 2013-09-14.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Chinese Giant - ripe fruit. 2013-09-14.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Chinese Giant - ripe fruit. 2013-09-16.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Chinese Giant - ripe fruit. 2013-09-16.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Chinese Giant - ripe fruit. 2013-09-16.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Chinese Giant - ripe fruit. 2013-10-25.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Chinese Giant - ripe fruit. 2013-10-25.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Chinese Giant - ripe fruit. 2013-10-29.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Chinese Giant - ripe fruit. 2013-10-29.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Chinese Giant - ripe fruit. 2013-10-29.

Seed Availability

Year	Commercial Vendors	Seed Savers Yearbook (Member listings)	Seeds of Diversity (Member listings)
2015		.	.
2014	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds - new	.	.
2013	Terroir Seeds (former Underwood Gardens) Tomato Growers Supply Totally Tomatoes	.	.
2012		0	0
2011		0	0
2010		2	0
2009		4	.
2008		4	.