Pepperheads

About the pepper reference

Sources, method and who we are.

Who publishes this

The pepper reference is published by Pepperheads, a hot sauce and hot pepper brand in Cleveland, Ohio. The rest of pepperheads.com is our shop and brand site. This section carries advertising; the shop pages don't.

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Machine-checked quotations. Builds require source data to match a successful quote-verification record. The last live source check was October 14, 2026. Quote checks establish that the words appeared on the source page; additional automated checks catch selected wording and numeric mismatches, but do not establish factual accuracy or context.

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Sources

31 source pages, 256 quotes in use.

PublisherPageQuotes usedLast checked
Chile Pepper Institute, New Mexico State UniversityNMSU Chile Pepper Institute: Heat122026-10-14
Chile Pepper Institute, New Mexico State UniversityNMSU Chile Pepper Institute: Growing Chile Pepper Plants Indoors82026-10-14
Clemson Cooperative ExtensionClemson HGIC: Pepper22026-10-14
Cornell University CALSCornell CALS: Pepper Secrets92026-10-14
Detroit Hot Sauce FestivalDetroit Hot Sauce Festival: home52026-10-14
Everybody's Favorite BBQ & Hot Sauce FestivalEverybody's Favorite BBQ & Hot Sauce Festival: home and 2026 tour schedule22026-10-14
Everybody's Favorite BBQ & Hot Sauce FestivalEverybody's Favorite BBQ & Hot Sauce Festival: FAQ72026-10-14
Fiery Foods FestivalFiery Foods Festival (columbusfieryfoods.com)22026-10-14
Fiery Foods FestivalFiery Foods Festival: About22026-10-14
IL Hot Sauce ExpoIllinois Hot Sauce Expo: Tickets72026-10-14
Iowa State University Extension and OutreachIowa State Extension: Growing Peppers in the Home Garden202026-10-14
Jungle Jim's International MarketJungle Jim's: Weekend of Fire82026-10-14
New Mexico State UniversityNMSU Research Report 792: The Chile Cultivars of New Mexico State University Released from 1913 to 201692026-10-14
New Mexico State UniversityNMSU Circular 706: The Chile Cultivars of New Mexico State University, 1913–2022182026-10-14
New Mexico State UniversityNMSU Chile Task Force Report 2: Chile Seed Germination as Affected by Temperature and Salinity32026-10-14
New Mexico State UniversityNMSU Guide H-240: Growing Chile Peppers in New Mexico Gardens62026-10-14
North Dakota State University ExtensionNDSU Extension Prairie Fare: Spice up your menus with hot chili peppers32026-10-14
Ohio State University ExtensionOhio State University Extension, Ohioline HYG-1618: Growing Peppers162026-10-14
Oregon State University Extension ServiceOregon State University Extension EC 1227: Grow your own peppers492026-10-14
Oregon State University Extension ServiceOregon State University Extension: Five plants local gardeners are overwintering32026-10-14
Pittsburgh's Rivers of FirePittsburgh's Rivers of Fire: home82026-10-14
Sustainable Farming Association of MinnesotaSustainable Farming Association: Minnesota Salsa Fest62026-10-14
University of Arkansas System Division of AgricultureUniversity of Arkansas Cooperative Extension (Miller County): Unless You Are a Chile Expert32026-10-14
University of Florida IFAS ExtensionUF/IFAS Gardening Solutions: Peppers Ranked by Heat152026-10-14
University of Florida IFAS ExtensionUF/IFAS Gardening Solutions: Hot Peppers22026-10-14
University of Illinois ExtensionIllinois Extension: Growing and using peppers72026-10-14
University of Illinois ExtensionIllinois Extension: How to grow peppers82026-10-14
University of MissouriUniversity of Missouri IPM: Cool Off with Hot Peppers82026-10-14
Wabash Valley Pepper Fest & Hot Sauce ExpoWabash Valley Pepper Fest & Hot Sauce Expo: home32026-10-14
Wabash Valley Pepper Fest & Hot Sauce ExpoWabash Valley Pepper Fest & Hot Sauce Expo: 2026 Festival Details12026-10-14
Wabash Valley Pepper Fest & Hot Sauce ExpoWabash Valley Pepper Fest & Hot Sauce Expo: 2026 Festival Schedule42026-10-14

Data

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