Yellow Biquinho Pepper Seeds - Mild Brazilian Teardrop Peppers

Add bright color and fruity flavor to your kitchen garden with Yellow Biquinho peppers. This Brazilian pepper develops small yellow fruits with a distinctive pointed beak, giving it the familiar teardrop shape. Pick a handful for colorful garnishes, salads, or homemade pickles, and enjoy a pepper usually grown for flavor rather than intense heat.

Choose your seed quantity

This listing is for seeds to plant, not live plants or harvested peppers. Choose:

• 10 seeds
• 25 seeds
• 100 seeds

Variety details

• Variety: Yellow Biquinho, also called Biquinho Amarela
• Botanical name: Capsicum chinense
• Fruit: Small, beaked or teardrop-shaped peppers, approximately 1 inch long
• Ripe color: Yellow
• Flavor: Sweet and fruity
• Heat: Usually mild, but individual fruits and growing conditions can affect heat; not guaranteed heat-free
• Uses: Garnishes, salads, pickling, and cooked dishes
• Growing season: Long, warm season; frost-sensitive

The name Biquinho refers to the fruit's little beak. Plants also make an attractive addition to a sunny edible container garden when given sufficient warmth, light, and root space.

When to start seeds

Start indoors approximately 8–12 weeks before your intended outdoor transplant date, allowing extra time where conditions are cool. Transplant only after frost danger has passed and soil and nights are reliably warm. These tropical peppers are not cold-hardy, even where they can be grown successfully during a short summer with an early indoor start.

In frost-free climates, follow your local pepper planting calendar and account for heavy rain, extreme heat, and pest pressure. Container growing does not guarantee year-round harvests.

Sowing guide

1. Use clean containers with drainage holes and a fine, free-draining seed-starting mix.
2. Sow approximately 1/4 inch deep.
3. Maintain gentle, consistent warmth, ideally around 80–85°F in the growing medium. If using a heat mat, use a thermostat and follow its instructions.
4. Keep the mix evenly moist, not saturated, and provide airflow.
5. After emergence, provide strong light and avoid leaving seedlings under a closed humidity cover.

Capsicum chinense seeds can germinate unevenly and may take several weeks. Do not discard a tray simply because every seed has not emerged together. Avoid relying on an unregulated warm appliance surface for germination.

Transplanting and spacing

Gradually acclimate seedlings to outdoor sun and wind over approximately 1–2 weeks. Begin in a sheltered spot and increase exposure without allowing plants to become chilled or sun-scorched.

Choose a sunny site with fertile, well-drained soil. Space plants approximately 18–24 inches apart, allowing additional room if growth is vigorous. Plant at roughly the same depth as in the nursery container and water gently.

Container growing

Use a container of approximately 5 gallons or larger with drainage holes and a quality vegetable potting mix. Provide strong light and room for growth. Check moisture regularly because containers dry faster than garden beds, but never leave roots standing in water.

Plants may be overwintered under suitable frost-free conditions, but survival and later harvests depend on warmth, light, and care.

Growing care

• Water consistently at the root zone, especially during flowering and fruit development.
• Mulch around established plants, keeping material away from stems.
• Feed according to soil needs and fertilizer label directions rather than combining products on a fixed schedule.
• Inspect for aphids, mites, and leaf damage.
• Support branches if fruit weight or wind causes leaning.

Extreme heat, cool nights, inconsistent moisture, and poor light can delay fruit set or ripening. Yield is not guaranteed.

Harvesting

Allow fruits to turn yellow for their ripe flavor and color. Use clean snips to cut the individual fruit stem rather than pulling on branches. Check plants regularly and harvest sound fruit as it ripens.

Plan for a long growing season. The earlier listing's approximate 100-day reference did not specify whether it was measured from sowing or transplanting, so use fruit color and maturity rather than treating it as a fixed deadline.

Kitchen use and storage

Wash harvested peppers thoroughly. Use them whole or sliced as garnishes, add to salads and cooked dishes, or pickle using a tested recipe appropriate to the preservation method. Refrigerate fresh peppers and use while firm and sound.

Even mild peppers can cause irritation. Wear gloves when handling quantities of fruit, avoid touching your eyes, and wash hands and tools thoroughly afterward. Do not use lime juice as a skin-irritation remedy.

Seed storage

Store unused seeds sealed in a cool, dry, dark place away from moisture and temperature extremes. Seeds supplied are for planting, not direct consumption.