Hot Pepper
| Hot Pepper | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Type | Crop |
| Season | Summer |
| Seed | Pepper Seeds |
| Growth Time | 5 days |
| Sell Price | 40g |
| Energy | 13 |
| Health | 5 |
Hot Pepper is a Summer fruit crop that starts producing very quickly and keeps going all season. It is ready less than a week after planting, then gives a new pepper every three days. That early start brings in cash in the first days of Summer. Hot Pepper is required for the Summer Crops Bundle, and George asks for one in the "Knee Therapy" quest. Lewis and Shane both love it, which makes it one of the best Summer gifts for them.
The in-game description reads: Fiery hot with a hint of sweetness.
Growing
Hot Pepper grows through five one-day stages before the first harvest. After that, the plant regrows and gives a new pepper every three days until Fall. The same plant keeps producing all season.
A seed planted on the first of Summer gives eight harvests before the season ends. Each harvest gives one pepper, with a small chance of an extra.
Pierre's General Store sells Pepper Seeds in Summer. JojaMart sells them for a little more. Mixed Seeds planted in Summer can also turn into Hot Peppers, and a Seed Maker turns harvested peppers into more seeds.
Speed-Gro and the Agriculturist profession trim the pepper's first growth only. Deluxe Fertilizer is the only way to grow iridium peppers.
Hot Peppers keep producing all year in the Greenhouse and on Ginger Island.
Prices
Hot Pepper earns a fair profit for a cheap seed. It sits in the middle of the Summer crops for profit per day. Blueberry, Starfruit, Red Cabbage and Melon all earn more, but Hot Pepper pays back its seed sooner than any of them.
The Tiller profession adds ten percent to the raw price.
As a fruit, Hot Pepper becomes wine in a Keg or jelly in a Preserves Jar. With such a low base price, jelly is worth slightly more than wine and finishes much faster. That makes the Preserves Jar the clear choice. The Artisan profession adds forty percent to both. The Dehydrator turns five peppers into one pack of dried peppers, worth much less than five jars of jelly.
Sell prices by quality, with the bonus from each profession.
| Quality | Price | Tiller (+10%) |
|---|---|---|
| Normal | 40g | 44g |
 Silver
|
50g | 55g |
 Gold
|
60g | 66g |
 Iridium
|
80g | 88g |
Uses
The Summer Crops Bundle in the Pantry needs one Hot Pepper. With the Remixed Bundles, five gold-quality Hot Peppers may be an option for the Quality Crops Bundle. With eight harvests per plant, gold peppers turn up often.
George sends a letter on the twenty-fifth of Summer asking for a Hot Pepper. The quest is called "Knee Therapy". Delivering one earns gold and a full heart of friendship with George. A pepper planted by the middle of Summer is ready in time.
Cooking a Hot Pepper with Cheese makes Pepper Poppers. Shane mails the recipe at three hearts of friendship. It gives Farming and Speed buffs, which makes it a handy breakfast on a busy farm day.
Cooking an Eel with a Hot Pepper makes Spicy Eel. George mails the recipe at seven hearts. It gives Luck and Speed buffs.
Cooking a Hot Pepper with a Coconut and a Pineapple makes Tropical Curry. Gus sells the recipe at the Ginger Island resort. It gives a strong Foraging buff and sells for a good price.
Hot Peppers may appear as a Summer request on the Help Wanted board outside Pierre's General Store. A delivered Hot Pepper pays three times its value and builds friendship with the villager who posted the note.
In tailoring, Hot Pepper in the Sewing Machine with Cloth makes dyeable Shorts. It also gives a red colour in the Sewing Machine and fits the red dye pot in Emily and Haley's house.
Cooking
Cooking Hot Pepper with the other ingredients below makes these dishes.
| Dish | Image | Ingredients |
|---|---|---|
| Pepper Poppers | 
|
Hot Pepper (1), Cheese (1) |
| Spicy Eel | 
|
Eel (1), Hot Pepper (1) |
| Tropical Curry | 
|
Coconut (1), Pineapple (1), Hot Pepper (1) |
Bundles
The Community Center asks for Hot Pepper in these bundles.
| Bundle | Room | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Summer Crops Bundle | Pantry | 1 |
Gifts
Lewis and Shane love Hot Peppers. Cheap seeds and frequent harvests make them an easy loved gift for both all Summer.
Demetrius, Elliott, Harvey, Jodi, Kent, Leah, Linus, Pam, Robin and Sandy like them.
Abigail, Haley, Jas and Vincent dislike them.
Among those who feel neutral about Hot Pepper are Alex, Emily, Maru, Penny, Sam and Sebastian. The Dwarf, Krobus and the Wizard share that view, and so does Leo. Caroline, Evelyn and George feel neutral about it too, and so do the shopkeepers Clint, Gus, Marnie, Pierre and Willy.
These villagers love receiving Hot Pepper as a gift.
| Villager | Image |
|---|---|
| Lewis | 
|
| Shane | 
|
Notes
Plant a few Hot Peppers on the first of Summer even on a farm focused on other crops. They cover the Summer Crops Bundle, George's letter and a steady supply of gifts for Lewis and Shane.
Keep a few peppers in a chest after Summer ends. Shane and Lewis still love them in other seasons, and the recipes need them all year.
All Crops
Every crop, with its season, growth time and normal-quality sell price.
| Crop | Image | Season | Growth | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Jazz | 
|
Spring | 7 days | 50g |
| Carrot | 
|
Spring | 3 days | 35g |
| Cauliflower | 
|
Spring | 12 days | 175g |
| Garlic | 
|
Spring | 4 days | 60g |
| Green Bean | 
|
Spring | 10 days | 40g |
| Kale | 
|
Spring | 6 days | 110g |
| Parsnip | 
|
Spring | 4 days | 35g |
| Potato | 
|
Spring | 6 days | 80g |
| Rhubarb | 
|
Spring | 13 days | 220g |
| Strawberry | 
|
Spring | 8 days | 120g |
| Tulip | 
|
Spring | 6 days | 30g |
| Unmilled Rice | 
|
Spring | - | - |
| Ancient Fruit | 
|
Spring, Summer, Fall | 28 days | 550g |
| Tea Leaves | 
|
Spring, Summer, Fall | 20 days | - |
| Blueberry | 
|
Summer | 13 days | 50g |
| Hops | 
|
Summer | 11 days | 25g |
| Hot Pepper | 
|
Summer | 5 days | 40g |
| Melon | 
|
Summer | 12 days | 250g |
| Poppy | 
|
Summer | 7 days | 140g |
| Radish | 
|
Summer | 6 days | 90g |
| Red Cabbage | 
|
Summer | 9 days | 260g |
| Starfruit | 
|
Summer | 13 days | 750g |
| Summer Spangle | 
|
Summer | 8 days | 90g |
| Summer Squash | 
|
Summer | 6 days | - |
| Tomato | 
|
Summer | 11 days | 60g |
| Corn | 
|
Summer, Fall | 14 days | 50g |
| Sunflower | 
|
Summer, Fall | 8 days | 80g |
| Wheat | 
|
Summer, Fall | 4 days | 25g |
| Amaranth | 
|
Fall | 7 days | 150g |
| Artichoke | 
|
Fall | 8 days | 160g |
| Beet | 
|
Fall | 6 days | 100g |
| Bok Choy | 
|
Fall | 4 days | 80g |
| Cranberries | 
|
Fall | 7 days | - |
| Eggplant | 
|
Fall | 5 days | 60g |
| Fairy Rose | 
|
Fall | 12 days | - |
| Pumpkin | 
|
Fall | 13 days | 320g |
| Sweet Gem Berry | 
|
Fall | 24 days | - |
| Yam | 
|
Fall | 10 days | 160g |
| Powdermelon | 
|
Winter | - | 60g |
| Broccoli | 
|
- | - | - |
| Cactus Fruit | 
|
- | - | 75g |
| Grape | 
|
- | - | 80g |
| Pineapple | 
|
- | - | - |
| Qi Fruit | 
|
- | - | - |
| Taro Root | 
|
- | 10 days | 100g |