I have grown these before and they always produce lots of big peppers on a tall, bushy, prolific plant. This is in a container and is growing very well and producing lots of peppers, as all my Bonnie Plants do!

I first began planting Big Bertha Peppers about 8 years ago. The plants are very hearty and if you prepare your soil properly, they take off & perform very well. I normally get 50 to 55 large peppers in a season. You can harvest them either green or red.

In Atlanta, GA, it grew the advertised five feet tall and was loaded with fruit. Each fruit was longer than my hand, thick-walled, with a good sweet flavor. Don't kid around with the support - the stems are brittle and start snapping under the weight of the peppers, so keep them tied up and be sure to support them in at least a 4' periphery. I put the plant between two full-size tomato cages anchored by garden stakes.

3 years in a row I've planted and they've been affected by disease. I've had several perish completely. The peppers I do get are good. Aristotle and California Wonder are planted in the same row. CW gets some disease but aristotle is blemish free. Maybe it is just my area and soils. St. Helena Parish, LA.