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Red and Green Palmetto Punch Peppers on a blue plate on a white background.
Palmetto Punch Hot Peppers with a white bowl full of cut peppers on a white background.
A single Palmetto Punch Pepper on a white background.
Cut and whole Palmetto Punch Peppers in green and red stage arranged on a white background.
Red Palmetto Punch Peppers arranged in a circle on a blue plate on a white background.
A close-up of whole and cut Palmetto Punch Peppers with cut peppers in blue bowl on a white background.
Red and Green Palmetto Punch Peppers on a blue plate on a white background.

Hot Pepper Seeds,
Palmetto Punch

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Description

(Capsicum annuum). These juicy little chilies were selected with supreme flavor in mind, resulting in a perfectly balanced, scorching, and delicious treat!  A newly selected open-pollinated hot pepper, with about the heat level of a mild habanero. Chili head and home pepper breeder Noe Hernandez was born and raised in Mexico, where his pepper palate was honed and his passion for creating the perfect hot sauce was ignited. Noe has worked for over seven years to select just the right heat level by crossing the classic, thick-walled jalapeño with the flavorful, yet searing hot ghost pepper. After much tweaking and testing, he perfected Palmetto as a balanced and flavorful pepper for making the best hot sauce we have ever eaten! Beyond making hot sauce, try dehydrating this pepper for flakes or use it for pickled peppers or salsa.

Growing Tips: Palmetto Punch grows well in garden beds and containers alike. It thrives in full sun with rich, well-draining, slightly acidic to neutral soil (pH 6.0–7.0). Starting seeds indoors with a heat mat and grow lights will help produce strong, healthy seedlings.

Plant Details

Botanical Name
Capsicum annuum
Life Cycle
Annual
Sun Requirement
8–12 hr.
Days to Germinate
10–14
Days to Maturity
80–90
Planting Depth
¼ in.
Plant Spacing
14–18 in.
Ideal Temperature
70–95°F
Frost Hardy
No

Growing Guide

When to Grow

Start seeds indoors 8-12 weeks before your region's last expected frost date. Transplant outdoors once the soil has warmed and temperatures don't drop below 65 F. In USDA Zones 10-11, Palmetto Punch peppers can survive the winter outdoors and be grown as short-lived perennials; everywhere colder they are grown as annuals, or potted up and overwintered indoors. If you're not sure how to find your first and last frost dates, consult our blog post 'Our Experts Answer Questions, Share Resources.'

How to Sow and Plant

Sow Palmetto Punch seeds 1/4 inch deep in seed-starting mix and maintain a consistent soil temperature of 80-85 F for best germination, which generally takes 10-14 days. After seedlings develop two sets of true leaves, harden them off and transplant them outdoors, spacing plants 14-18 inches apart in beds or large containers with compost-enriched soil.

How to Grow

Palmetto Punch peppers require full sunlight—preferably 8-12 hours daily. Keep soil consistently moist but avoid waterlogging. Mulching around the plants can help regulate soil temperature and retain moisture. These peppers benefit from balanced fertilizer every 2-3 weeks during the growing season to support flowering and fruit production. Pruning excess foliage may improve air circulation and encourage larger fruit.

How to Save Seeds

  • Peppers are mainly self-pollinating, but bees occasionally work pepper flowers as well.
  • To be absolutely sure that you will not have any crossing, different varieties should be isolated by at least 500 feet.
  • To save seed, allow the fruit to mature fully; then simply remove seeds.
  • It is a good idea to wear gloves when working with very hot peppers, and to consider wearing a mask when working with a large quantity of dried seeds.
  • Let seeds dry for a week before storing them in a jar.
  • Pepper seeds will remain viable for up to 5 years.

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