Sweet
California Wonder Bell Pepper
The classic blocky bell — thick walls, sweet crunch, and a clean finish whether eaten fresh or roasted.
Origin United States
Available Fresh · dried · powder
The pepper field guide
From Sweet to Scorched
Rare and obscure pepper varieties grown with care—flavors and fire you will not find at megastores.
Green to red
Sweet
Bagshot Sweet Pepper
Our own farm-selected sweet pepper — bred for flavor, color, and the Florida growing season.
Origin Bagshot Row Farm
Available Fresh · pickled · dried
Sweet
Candy Cane Pepper
Visually striking striped fruit with a mild, fruity sweetness and thin, snackable walls.
Origin Italy
Available Fresh · pickled
Sweet
Banana Pepper
Bright, crisp, and gently tangy — a natural for sandwiches, salads, and quick pickles.
Origin Hungary
Available Fresh · pickled
Mild
Cameo's Poblano
Our own farm selection — named after fellow horticulturalist Cameo Lawson and sourced in El Paso, TX. Earthy, broad-shouldered fruit built for stuffing, roasting, and drying into ancho.
Origin El Paso, TX
Available Fresh · dried · powder
Mild
Lemon Drop
Bright citrus aroma with a clean, approachable heat and a zesty finish that lingers pleasantly.
Origin Peru
Available Fresh · dried · powder · sauce
Medium
Orange Spice Jalapeño
A warm-toned jalapeño variant with a touch of sweetness layered beneath its familiar medium burn.
Origin United States
Available Fresh · pickled · sauce
Medium
Buena Mulata African Purple Chili
A rare heirloom that ripens from deep purple to vivid red, with a bright, peppery heat and striking ornamental presence.
Origin Africa
Available Fresh · dried · powder
Hot
Orange Habanero
Tropical fruit aroma before an assertive, lingering blaze — the classic habanero in its most iconic form.
Origin Caribbean
Available Fresh · dried · powder · sauce
Hot
Datil Pepper
A rare St. Augustine, Florida treasure with sweet tropical fruit and a fast, fierce heat.
Origin United States
Available Fresh · dried · sauce
Hot
Puma Pepper
A bold, high-heat variety with a clean burn and enough fruit character to stand out in a sauce.
Origin United States
Available Fresh · dried · sauce
Hot
Blot Pepper
Deep color, dense flesh, and a rich, building heat that makes it a standout for ferments and hot sauces.
Origin United States
Available Fresh · dried · sauce
Superhot
Peach Ghost
Soft peach color, floral fruit, and ghost-level intensity. Travis's personal favorite and a farm signature.
Origin India
Available Fresh · dried · powder · sauce
Superhot
Carolina Reaper
Gnarly red fruit with sweet notes and an extreme, sustained burn — one of the world's hottest.
Origin United States
Available Fresh · dried · powder · sauce
Superhot
California Yellow Reaper
A yellow variant of the Reaper lineage with fruity sweetness up front and the same relentless superhot finish.
Origin United States
Available Fresh · dried · powder · sauce
Superhot
Trinidad Scorpion
Dense, fruity heat that strikes hard and does not let go — a true scorpion tail and serious fire.
Origin Trinidad
Available Fresh · dried · powder · sauce
Grown with intention
Methods that let every pepper show its character
Greenhouse seed starting
Every pepper at Bagshot Row begins life in the greenhouse, where temperature, humidity, and light are dialed in from day one. Starting seeds under controlled conditions produces stronger, more uniform transplants — seedlings that have already developed a robust root system and true leaves before they ever meet the Florida sun. Careful timing means each variety hits the field at exactly the right stage, setting the foundation for a confident, productive season.
Shade cloth
Florida summers are brutal — sustained heat above 95°F causes blossom drop, sun scald on fruit, and stressed plants that stop producing. Shade cloth solves all three. By filtering 30–50% of direct sunlight, it lowers ambient air temperature around the canopy, cools the soil surface to protect shallow feeder roots, and shields developing fruit from the bleaching and tissue damage that direct afternoon sun causes. The result is better fruit set, more vibrant color, and plants that keep producing through the hottest months instead of shutting down.
Fertigation
Fertigation is the practice of delivering water and dissolved nutrients to plants simultaneously through the same irrigation lines — feeding and watering in a single pass. In Florida's extreme heat, plants transpire rapidly and nutrient uptake windows are short; fertigation puts exactly what a plant needs directly at the root zone at the moment it can use it, eliminating the waste and inconsistency of broadcast fertilizing. This precision approach is closely related to hydroponic technique — the same principles of nutrient solution management, EC monitoring, and pH control that govern a hydroponic system apply here, adapted for soil and raised-bed growing.
Hydroponics
Select varieties at Bagshot Row are grown hydroponically, where roots live in a precisely managed nutrient solution rather than soil. Without the variability of ground conditions, every plant receives a consistent, measurable feed — EC and pH are monitored daily and adjusted in real time. Hydroponics allows us to push flavor development in varieties that respond to controlled stress, and to produce clean, consistent harvests year-round regardless of what the Florida weather is doing outside.
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