6 Savory Tomato And Pepper Varieties For Florida Growers

With exceptional yield potential and an improved disease package as compared to top market variety Florida 47R, Dixie Red tomato seeds produce large fruit that has the potential to perform well in the hot set slot. Additionally, because it’s an early tomato, this hybrid can be considered for the vine ripe market. To learn more, visit Seminis-us.com.

This hybrid banana pepper is early maturity. It produces a strong plant with excellent fruit coverage and high yields. It is one of the few hot banana varieties with resistance to bacterial leaf spot 1-3. Blazing Banana is ideal for fresh market and processing. To learn more, visit Siegers.com.

This grape tomato has great flavor with uniform fruit. Its determinate plant type reduces labor costs when using short stakes or cages. This makes Jolly Girl an excellent choice. To learn more, visit Siegers.com.

This early-maturing variety is widely adaptable and has excellent open-field performance with good first set yield potential. Extra-large, green-to-red fruits are high quality with thick walls and a uniformly blocky shape. A consistent performer providing size and quality, Blitz has high resistance to TMV: 0, and Xcv: 0-5 and 7-9. To learn more, visit CliftonSeed.com.

Rally combines outstanding fruit quality with great flavor. Large and extra-large, globe-shaped fruit are smooth, firm, and uniform with excellent color for the mature green and vine ripe markets. Medium to tall plants are widely adaptable for the Southeast U.S., particularly for main season through late spring production. Excellent disease resistance completes the package. To learn more, visit CliftonSeed.com.

This uniformly sized pepper yields fruit in the extra-large class with resistance to bacterial leaf spot (races 1-5). Its smooth, dark-green fruit maintains size on a large plant that provides good canopy. Islamorada is well adapted to southern growing regions and matures in 72 days. To learn more, visit SeedWay.com.