Ag & Hort Crops - Hot Peppers

Peppers Turn up the Heat at Iowa State Fair Contest

Daniel Cretors of Urbandale took home the top Best Overall position in the Hot Peppers competition at the 2023 Iowa State Fair. Don Francois earned the second-place position in the Top Overall competition.

Additional results below:

VEGETABLES- HOT PEPPERS

Cayenne

1) Don Francois, Des Moines

2) Jarrod Bush, Clive

3) Rod Zeitler, Iowa City

Cherry Bomb

1) Don Francois, Des Moines

2) Larry Dau, Primghar

3) Linda Mccullough, Des Moines

Ghost

1) Daniel Cretors, Urbandale

2) Romine Lee, Des Moines

3) Don Francois, Des Moines

Habanero

1) Erik Francois, Des Moines

2) Don Francois, Des Moines

3) Eric Dickson, Adel

Hungarian Yellow Wax (Hot Banana)

1) Jacob Van Manen, Kellogg

2) Emily Wood, Des Moines

3) Robert Morris, Des Moines

Jalapeno

1) Jon Anderson, Des Moines

2) Lynne Pfantz, State Center

3) Jim Bennett, Muscatine

Mariachi

1) Don Francois, Des Moines

2) Daniel Cretors, Urbandale

3) Carol Todd, Des Moines

New Mexican Peppers

1) Daniel Cretors, Urbandale

2) Kerrie White, Adel

3) Randall Green, Grimes

Pablano

1) Don Francois, Des Moines

2) Kathy Fattig, Chelsea

3) Kerrie White, Adel

Pepperoncini

1) Lindsay Delger, Ankeny

2) Don Francois, Des Moines

3) Rod Zeitler, Iowa City

Serrano

1) Daniel Cretors, Urbandale

2) Robert Morris, Des Moines

3) Diane Rauh, Des Moines

Super Chili

1) Charles Cretors, Urbandale

2) Daniel Cretors, Urbandale

3) Nichole Hopwood, Brooklyn

Thai Hot

1) Don Francois, Des Moines

2) Rod Zeitler, Iowa City

3) Romine Lee, Des Moines

Any Other Red or Purple Variety

1) Carol Todd, Des Moines

2) Don Francois, Des Moines

3) Tim Martinez, Fort Madison

Any Other Green Variety

1) Kelli Bucy, Red Oak

2) Jacob Van Manen, Kellogg

3) Don Francois, Des Moines

Any Other Yellow or Orange Variety

1) Robert Morris, Des Moines

2) Rod Zeitler, Iowa City

3) Abby Kaska, Solon

Hot Peppers - Top Three Overall

1) Daniel Cretors, Urbandale

2) Don Francois, Des Moines

3) Jon Anderson, Des Moines

VEGETABLES- HOT PEPPER PLANT IN PATIO CONTAINER

Patio Hot Pepper

1) Rod Zeitler, Iowa City

2) Carrie Tinkham, Cedar Rapids

3) Greg Valentine, West Des Moines