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Chillies & Sweet Pepper Plants

Our exciting collection of chilli and pepper plants has been specially selected by our growers for performance, taste and vigour. Raised on a family farm in Lancashire, they’re also well equipped to deal with the UK climate, bringing you better harvests and easier growing. This year we’ve introduced some of the world’s hottest chillies and new grafted varieties of chillies and peppers, for improved yields and disease resistance.

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Slow grown veg from the sunny South Downs

Our vegetable plants are sown on a family farm in Lancashire, then nurtured into strong young plants by Josh in the sunny South Downs before they rock up in your garden. By selecting only the strongest and tastiest varieties, Josh makes sure you get a headstart on your plot, with impressive crops and no waste.

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Which pepper should I choose?

Which pepper should I choose?

Chillies are all easy to grow, so go for the variety you love and the heat you can handle. The SHU ratings measure chilli heat and vary from 0-500 (Trinidad Perfume) to 1000,000+ (Trinidad Scorpion). Red or yellow sweet peppers (AKA bell peppers) are the perfect partner and can be grown together with your chillies in a sunny spot - all of ours are good croppers with a strong growth habit and several are RHS award winners. Basket of Fire can even be grown in hanging baskets!

Growers' tips

Growers' tips

Chillies and peppers are ideal for growing in pots on a sunny windowsill, in a greenhouse or conservatory. If they have enough sun they’re happy - pots on a windowsill are perfect. For the best crop, give your chillies a tomato feed every two weeks from when the blossom appears. Your chillies and peppers will turn from green to their final colour as they ripen, but you can pick them at any stage.

Using your peppers

Using your peppers

Roast strips of mild sweet pepper with cream or cashew cheese, add them to stir fries and Chinese dishes, or simply eat them raw and dip in hummus. Chillies are even more versatile - slice them into Thai curries, give your Mexican and Trini dishes some bite, or make your own house blend hot sauce. When (not if) you get a bumper crop, you can pickle them, dry them in strings or make chilli jam.

Chillies & Sweet Peppers FAQs

When is the best time to start growing peppers and chillies in the UK?

You can plant out peppers and chillies after the last frost has passed (typically by the third week of May) or grow them indoors in pots at any time of year.

What type of soil do peppers and chillies prefer?

Peppers and chillies do best in a fertile, well draining soil that’s had plenty of compost or well rotted manure mixed in.

How much sunlight do pepper and chilli plants need?

Peppers and chillies need full sun to produce flowers and fruit, so they should be planted in a position with at least six to eight hours of direct sunlight per day throughout the growing season.