NuMex Heritage 6-4
Open-pollinated pepper · Capsicum annuum · introduced 2008
- Breeding
- Open-pollinated
- Growth habit
- -
- Days to maturity
- 75-85 days
- Fruit
- red
- Weight
- -
- Bred by
- NMSU Chile Pepper Institute
Also known as
| Name | Kind | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Hatch | Shared name (ambiguous) | Hatch is a valley in New Mexico, not a variety. Chile grown there is sold under the place name whatever cultivar it actually is. |
Origin & history
NMSU's 2010 re-selection of the 1957 New Mexico 6-4 cultivar, rebuilding the flavor and uniformity that decades of seed drift had eroded from the state's signature chile.
Measurements
| Measurement | Value | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Days to maturity | 75-85 days | Consensus range across the cited independent references. |
| Scoville heat | 1,500 SHU | Cultivar mean measured by high-performance liquid chromatography and published in NMSU Circular 706. |
Traits
Disease resistance
No documented disease resistance, typical of heirlooms and older open-pollinated varieties. See pepper diseases for the cultural playbook that fills the gap.
Related varieties
- open-pollinated
NuMex R Naky
75-90 days
- open-pollinated
Anaheim
75-80 days
- open-pollinated
Lumbre
75-90 days
- open-pollinated
NuMex Heritage Big Jim
75-90 days
- open-pollinated
NuMex Joe E. Parker
75-80 days
- open-pollinated
NuMex Sandia Select
75-95 days
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Sources & References
Evidence: 2 sources, all independent references.
- Chile Pepper Institute research and variety releases · New Mexico State University, University or Government
- The Chile Cultivars of New Mexico State University, 1913-2022 (Circular 706) · New Mexico State University Chile Pepper Institute (2023-02), University or Government