From the vegetable gardens by Michelle Hawks Lunchbox peppers are colorful miniature peppers, which come in three different varieties of red, orange, and yellow. I prefer the red ones because they have a much sweeter taste. The taste and the crunch of a lunchbox pepper is one of my favorite things in the summer. Here at the Gardens we call them a snacking pepper, because they’re a perfect size to just pop in your mouth for a quick, sweet snack. These pepper plants are perfect for any garden or container. The plants grow 24 to 30 inches tall and the fruits are usually 2 to 3 inches long. Lunchbox peppers are great to cut in half and stuffed with hummus or chive and onion cream cheese. They are a wonderful addition to any salad or stir-fry, and they’re great on the grill. Now for me, I eat more of them out in the garden than in the kitchen. So if you need more sweetness in your life, these peppers are a must have for your garden!
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