Cool as a Cucumber! There can be a 20° difference between the inside of a cucumber and the outside temperature. Hence the phrase “cool as a cucumber.”
Varieties
Dutch Cucumber and Mini cucumber
(BIO & conventional)
Capsicums come in various colours: red, yellow, orange, and green (which are unripe). Green capsicums are less sweet and slightly bitter compared to fully ripe ones.
Varieties
California, Sweetbite and Pointed capsicum (BIO & conventional)
Korno and Padron (conventional)
The term “courgette” comes from the French word “courge,” meaning gourd or marrow.
Varieties
Round courgette and Green courgette (BIO & conventional)
White courgette and Yellow courgette (conventional)
Fruit or Vegetable? Aubergines are technically fruits but are always treated as vegetables.
Aubergine (BIO & conventional)
Heat Concentration! The flesh near the seeds is the spiciest part of a chili pepper.
Varieties
Chili (BIO & conventional)
Habanero, Jalapeño and Rawit (conventional)