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Cucumber

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)

Capsicum

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)

Courgette

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)

Aubergine

Fruit or Vegetable? Aubergines are technically fruits but are always treated as vegetables.

Aubergine (BIO & conventional)

Hot peppers

Heat Concentration! The flesh near the seeds is the spiciest part of a chili pepper.

Varieties

Chili (BIO & conventional)

Habanero, Jalapeño and Rawit (conventional)