Grandpa's Siberian Home

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Grandpa's Siberian Home
Classification	C. annuum
Type	chili, ornamental
Fruit color	red
Fruit shape	conical
Fruit size	small
Heat level	mild
Scoville Heat Units (SHU)	500-1000?
Maturity	midseason
Variety type	open-pollinated, heirloom
Country	Russia

Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Grandpa's Siberian Home - ripe fruit. 2013-10-03.

B.C KO T

Compact 1' tall plants produces loads of small, bright red, upward-growing semi-hot peppers. This pepper performs well indoors under low lights conditions, and can be a good ornamental house plant.

Seed source:

Richard Nadeau of St-Pie-de-Guire, Quebec (QUE NA R) 12 / Heritage Harvest Seed

Year grown: 2013

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

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History

• An heirloom pepper from Siberia. Bred especially for growing indoors.
• Original Russian name is unknown.
• First offered in the Seed Savers 1992 Yearbook by Ronald C. Boehlke of Nampa, Idago (ID BO R), who purchased seeds from Seeds Trust/High Altitude Gardens in 1991.

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Also known as

• Siberian House Pepper

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Picture Gallery

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Grandpa's Siberian Home - plant. 2013-07-24.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Grandpa's Siberian Home - ripe fruit. 2013-10-03.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Grandpa's Siberian Home - ripe fruit. 2013-10-03.

Seed Availability

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