They can be purchased at [[Pierre's General Store]], at [[JojaMart]], from the Magic Shop Boat at the [[Night Market]] on Winter 16, and occasionally from the [[Traveling Cart]]. They can also be obtained by using the [[Seed Maker]], as well as having a chance of being planted when using [[Mixed Seeds]].
When harvested, each Hot Pepper plant gives 1 Hot Pepper every 3 days, with a small random chance for more Hot Peppers.
==Stages==
{| class=wikitable style="text-align:center;" id="roundedborder"!Stage 1!Stage 2!Stage 3!Stage 4!colspan=2|Harvest|-|[[File{#lsth:Hot Pepper Stage 1.png|center|link=]]|[[File:Hot Pepper Stage 2.png|center|link=]]|[[File:Hot Pepper Stage 3.png|center|link=]]|[[File:Hot Pepper Stage 4.png|center|link=]]|[[File:Hot Pepper Stage 5.png|center|link=]]|[[File:Hot Pepper Stage 6.png|center|link=]]|-|1 Day|1 Day|1 Day|2 Day|Total: 5 Days||Continues to<br>produce every 3 days.|Stages}}
==Gifting==