KS Peach Pumpkin
Also known as Peach Pumpkin · KS Peach Pumpkins
KS Peach Pumpkin is a Capsicum chinense cultivar from Fannin County, United States. Capsi has not yet documented heat for this variety. Flavor is sweet, tropical, fruity. Used for Chopped into salsa, eaten fresh if you like a short burn, and carved as miniature jack-o-lanterns..
KS Peach Pumpkin is a squat peach chinense from Khang Starr's North Texas farm. Growers keep it for the mini-pumpkin pods, thick juicy walls, and a short burn that fades clean.
Flavor & Use
Tropical and a little sweet, with a peppery smell and no floral note. Juice runs when you cut it. The burn sits in the mouth, then drops off clean.
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About
Ripe fruit is ribbed and pumpkin-shaped, a little flatter than a globe, and finishes a soft peach. Walls are thick and wet, so the pods crunch and work well chopped into salsa or eaten off the plant. Heat shows up, then drops off. Plants load fruit in warm weather. The leaves wrinkle the same way Starrkist-family plants do.
Backstory
Khang Starr grew this peach pumpkin type at KhangStarr Farms in Fannin County and first showed it in 2020 after a few seasons of isolated seed. He carves the ripe pods into tiny jack-o-lanterns and shares seed through the Pepper Lovers group rather than a shop packet.
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FAQ
- How hot is KS Peach Pumpkin?
- Capsi has not yet documented heat for this variety. Capsi uses a sourced range and a trust tier, not a single marketing number. How we verify heat: https://web.thecapsi.app/learn/heat-and-capsaicin/how-we-measure-heat
- What does KS Peach Pumpkin taste like?
- Tropical and a little sweet, with a peppery smell and no floral note. Juice runs when you cut it. The burn sits in the mouth, then drops off clean.
- How do I grow KS Peach Pumpkin?
- KS Peach Pumpkin: about 95 days to maturity, subtropical climate, full sun, hardiness zones 8-11.
- What can I substitute for KS Peach Pumpkin?
- KS StarrRacha Pumpkin, KS Peach Starrkist, KS Pumpkin Habanero