How hot is KS StarrRacha Pumpkin?

Capsi’s sourced range is 20,000–40,000 SHU (Vendor Claim). 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

How do I grow KS StarrRacha Pumpkin?

KS StarrRacha Pumpkin: about 95 days to maturity, subtropical climate, full sun, hardiness zones 8-11.

What can I substitute for KS StarrRacha Pumpkin?

KS Pumpkin Habanero, Brazilian Starfish Pepper

KS StarrRacha Pumpkin (StarrRacha Pumpkin)

Also known as StarrRacha Pumpkin · Starracha Pumpkin · KS Starracha Pumpkin

KS StarrRacha Pumpkin is a Capsicum chinense f2+ from Fannin County, United States. Capsi’s sourced range is 20,000–40,000 SHU (Vendor Claim). Flavor is sweet, tropical. Used for Eaten fresh as a snack pepper, or used in sauces, stews, and tiny Halloween jack-o-lanterns.. Heat is a range, not a single marketing number.

A squat pumpkin-shaped chinense from Texas breeder Khang Starr. Ripe pods finish yellow or orange and stay mild enough to eat off the plant.

Growing

~95 days to maturity

Fruit size

3–6 cm

Flavor & Use

Sweet and crunchy with a light tropical note. Heat builds slowly and stays modest.

sweettropical

Culinary

Eaten fresh as a snack pepperor used in saucesstewsand tiny Halloween jack-o-lanterns.

About

Pods look like small pumpkins, a bit flattened, with thick crunchy walls and plenty of seed. They start green and ripen yellow or orange. Flavor is sweet and lightly tropical. Heat builds slowly and stays easy to eat raw. Plants often pass a metre in a long warm season and crop heavily once nights stay warm. Best eaten the day they are picked.

Backstory

Khang Starr made this line in Texas after he wanted his small pumpkin habaneros bigger and a little hotter. He first showed the F1 in 2017 and kept selecting. Growers still see yellow and orange plants from saved seed. He carves faces into the ripe pods for Halloween.

Appearance

ShapePumpkin

ColorGreen · Yellow · Orange

Size3–6 cm

WallThick

SkinWrinkled

Growing

SunFull

WaterModerate

ClimateSubtropical

Days to maturity95 days

Plant height105–150 cm

HardinessZones 8-11

Heritage

Explore

KS StarrRacha Pumpkin is an F2+ of KS Pumpkin Habanero and MOA Scotch Bonnet, still splitting and not yet a finished line.

Khang Starr · 2017

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Sources

FAQ

How hot is KS StarrRacha Pumpkin?: Capsi’s sourced range is 20,000–40,000 SHU (Vendor Claim). 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 StarrRacha Pumpkin taste like?: Sweet and crunchy with a light tropical note. Heat builds slowly and stays modest.
How do I grow KS StarrRacha Pumpkin?: KS StarrRacha Pumpkin: about 95 days to maturity, subtropical climate, full sun, hardiness zones 8-11.
What can I substitute for KS StarrRacha Pumpkin?: KS Pumpkin Habanero, Brazilian Starfish Pepper