"The Hot Pepper Big Chili, 'Capsicum annuum', is a compact plant that bear tremendous yeilds of mild, thick walled fruit. The Big Chili has larger fruits than other Anaheim chili peppers. Large crops of the 8 inch long peppers are produced over a long harvest period. The Big Chili Pepper is used for roasting, peeling, and in cooked dishes. Plant in average garden soil with sufficient organic matter. Peppers use quite a bit of water but prefer to be watered deeply and not too often."