'Maccabi' Grafted Red Sweet Pepper Plant
Grow your own sweet peppers
Grown by Josh
South Downs National Park
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The highlights
- Exceptionally crunchy and refreshing
- Grafted for up to 75% more fruit
- Rustle up a roasted tomato and chilli soup
- Harvest from June to September
Description
- A high yielding sweet red pepper with a crunchy texture, grafted for up to 75% more fruit
- Perfect for salads, stir fries, Thai curries, soups and roasting
- Grow in a greenhouse, on a sunny patio or in pots on the windowsill
- Fruits mature from green to bright red - pick them when they're about 10-12cm long
- Plant out after the first frosts and harvest from mid June onward
- Premium garden ready plants grown by vegetable experts on a family run farm in Lancashire and sent to you at the best possible time for planting
- Growing your own gives you healthy, fresh produce with a lower carbon plantprint than anything you can buy from a shop
- Easy to grow and care for - you should see your first peppers within 10-12 weeks
What to expect
What to expect
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Eventual height
Eventual spread
Tasting notes
Time to first crop
Habit
Hardiness
Self fertile
Uses
Spacing
How to grow
How to grow
Excellent pest and disease resistance
Grafted vegetable plants have higher disease resistance. Pepper plants can suffer from red spider mites if grown in a greenhouse, as well as blossom end rot, which can be prevented by spacing your plants well apart. Aphids may be a problem - if you find them on your plant, spray it with a mixture of water, soap and vegetable oil.
Water regularly
Water well in hot, dry weather but take care not to overwater your plants.
Full sun
Pepper plants need 6-8 hours of direct sun every day. If not positioned in a greenhouse or inside space, place in a position sheltered from chilling winds such as a south-facing wall.
Any fertile, well-draining soil
Thrives in any well-drained, loamy soil.
Feed every 1-2 weeks
Feed regularly with a high potash liquid fertiliser once the first fruit has set.
Planting calendar
Planting calendar
- Best time to plant
- Harvest
- Flower
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South Downs National Park
Meet Josh
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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Our plants are grown 
in the UK
Specialist UK growers we know and trust grow your plants the traditional way, with organic fertiliser and biological pest control. They pick only the healthiest plants for you, professionally pruning them so that they’ll grow strong and well shaped.
Our plants are delivered overnight
Your plants are sent to you fresh from the field in our plastic free box that’s specially designed to hold them tight, then securely delivered by specialist plant couriers - straight from the grower to your garden within 
24 hours.
We're here to help at every step
We want your plants to have a long and healthy life. Expect easy-to-follow grow guides and videos devised by our team 
of experts.
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We’re confident that you’ll be delighted 
with your new plants. Need help? Alice and her team are here to guarantee you’re 
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Which size is best?
2L vs 8.5cm peppers
Join Roots founder Alex at our veg nursery to see our different sizes of sweet pepper plants and discover which is best for you and your garden.
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