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Kung Pao

I need a drying pepper with a lot of heat. I usually grow yatsufusa (labeled from the nursery as Thai Dragon). They dry very easily and have a lot of heat. Those that have experience what is the difference between the two other than size?
 
In my garden Kung Pao was hotter and more prolific (a real pepper machine). The pod skins on the Thai Dragon's were a bit on the tough side to me, and weren't well suited to fresh eating.
I've grown Kung Pao for the last two seasons, each year a single plant produced enough ripe pods to fill a gallon size freezer bag to where I could barely get it zipped up.
You might want to consider growing them both and compare.
 
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