Pepper & Chilli Plants
Grow your own peppers and chillies from plug plants. Peppers and chillies are best planted in a greenhouse or polytunnel, or choose a sunny, sheltered part of the garden as the plants need a lot of warmth. All our vegetable plug plants come with a complete growing guide.
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Padron Pepper
£5.99
(3 Plug Plants)Some are hot, most are not!
Padron Peppers are becoming so popular with foodies, and for good reason. They are simply delicious freshly harvested, stir fried in a generous glug of olive oil with a pinch of Cornish Sea Salt. Every so often you’ll come across one that is hot, but most are lovely and mild and so tasty. They are a must grow! Growing from plug plants is quick and easy – just plant them in a greenhouse or sunny, sheltered site when your plants arrive and follow the advice in the growing guide provided with your plants.Number of plants: 3 plug plants
Variety: Padron (organic*)
In the kitchen: Best fried in olive oil until the skin blisters, then sprinkle with sea salt.
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Sweet Pepper – Bell Boy
£5.99
(3 Plants)Perfect peppers & a good cropper
If you want to grow juicy red peppers, then this is the variety for you. If you can grow them in a greenhouse or polytunnel, then that will be ideal as the warmth will help them ripen quickly. Otherwise, choose a super sunny, sheltered spot in your plot.Number of plants: 3
Variety: Bell Boy (organic*)
In the kitchen: This pepper can be enjoyed raw in a salad or it can be stuffed, roasted or added to sauces.
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Chilli Pepper – Hot Lemon
£5.99
(3 Plants)The clue is in the name…
These little yellow chillies are HOT! You’ll get a good yield from each plant. The plant is nice and compact, so it is an excellent choice for pots and patio gardens if you’re keen to grow your own chillies. The chillies ripen from green to yellow – we recommend harvesting once they’ve fully ripened.
Number of plants: 3
Variety: Hot Lemon (organic*)
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Chilli Pepper – Tabasco
£5.99
(3 Plants)Hot, saucy chilli peppers
The classic variety used for Tabasco sauce. The chillies grow upwards on a tall bush that grows to around 1m. As they ripen, the chillies turn from yellow to green to orange and then red, getting hotter at each stage. The chillies measure about 3cm.
Number of plants: 3
Variety: Tabasco (organic*)
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Pepper – Jubilandska
£5.99
(3 Plants)Perfect bell peppers for pots
This is a reliable bell pepper that should produce about 10 peppers per plant, that ripen from green to red. You can harvest them green, or wait until they turn red. The plants grow to about 70cm tall, so they are good options for growing in pots.
Number of plants: 3
Variety: Jubilandska (organic*)
In the kitchen: This pepper can be enjoyed raw in a salad or it can be stuffed, roasted or added to sauces.
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Sweet Pepper – Lemon Dream
£5.99
(3 Plants)Perfect for pots
Beautiful yellow peppers that are quite small in size, but you’ll get a good yield. The plant itself is quite compact too, so it is an excellent choice for pots and patio gardens.
Number of plants: 3
Variety: Lemon Dream (organic*)
In the kitchen: This pepper can be enjoyed raw in a salad or it can be stuffed, roasted or added to sauces.
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Sweet Pepper – Tangerine Dream
£5.99
(3 Plants)Small orange peppers on a small bushy plant
This variety of sweet pepper is a great choice for pots, growing to approximately 70cm high. You should get a good crop of peppers measuring about 7-8cm long. They are good for stuffing and have a very mild heat to them (good with cream cheese!)
Number of plants: 3
Variety: Tangerine Dream (organic*)
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Sweet Pepper – Topepo Giallo
£5.99
(3 Plants)Great for stuffing
These tomato-shaped peppers are lovely and sweet, ideal for stuffing (they’re usually 7-8cm diameter) and the plants are very productive. An excellent choice for pots.
Number of plants: 3
Variety: Topepo Giallo (organic*)
In the kitchen: This pepper can be enjoyed raw in a salad or it can be stuffed, roasted or added to sauces.
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Chilli Pepper – Early Jalapeno
£5.99
(3 Plants)Easy to grow and packed full of flavour
This variety of Jalapeno produces elliptical-shaped fruits. The fruits can be harvested green or allowed to mature to red. A characteristic ‘corking’ pattern of crack markings can develop on the skin of the fruit as it reaches full size. The plant grows upright and can reach 60cm high bearing fruit up to 7.5cm long.Number of plants: 3
Variety: Early Jalapeno (organic*)
How Hot? Medium
In the kitchen: Jalapenos are traditionally used to make nachos, pickles and used on pizza toppings, they can also be stuffed with cheese to make Jalapeno ‘poppers’.
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Chilli Pepper -Scotch Bonnet Red
£5.99
(3 Plants)These little guys may be small but they will have you breathing fire!
Producing small (4-5cm) but very hot fiery peppers these are not for the faint hearted. They have a squashed bell shaped fruit and are full of flavour and intense heat. Ripe scotch bonnets change from green to orange to red.Number of plants: 3
Variety: Scotch Bonnet Red (organic*)
How Hot? Very Hot!
In the kitchen: If you’re brave this chilli will pack a punch in any chilli or curry. It’s also delicious pickled or used in a chilli jam. It can be eaten raw or cooked.
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Chilli Pepper -Orange Habanero
£5.99
(3 Plants)Don’t underestimate this little fella – hot hot hot!
Habanero peppers may be small but they are also fiery and are among the hottest chilli peppers that you can get. With small tapering fruits 2-4cm long, these fruits start out green and turn to pale orange when ripe.Number of plants: 3
Variety: Orange Habanero (organic*)
How Hot? Very hot!
In the kitchen: If you’re brave this chilli will pack a punch in any chilli or curry. It’s also delicious pickled or used in a chilli jam. It can be eaten raw or cooked.
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Chilli Pepper – Demon Red
£5.99
(3 Plants)This is a great chilli to grow if you don’t have too much space
Demon Red produces small (1-2cm) upward facing, chilli peppers throughout the summer months. This very dwarf variety was specially bred for growing on a windowsill or in patio containers, where it makes an attractive plant for edible or ornamental use.Number of plants: 3
Variety: Demon Red (organic*)
How Hot? Medium Hot
In the kitchen: If you’re brave this chilli will pack a punch in any chilli or curry. It’s also delicious pickled or used in a chilli jam. It can be eaten raw or cooked.
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Chilli Pepper – Biquinho Yellow
£5.99
(3 Plants)An excellent crop of tiny, mild chillies
More sweet than spicy, these are very mild, pear-shaped chillies that grow in abundance. They are very small, and often described as fruity in flavour. A good addition to curries, tagines and stews for those that prefer less heat.
Number of plants: 3
Variety: Biquinho (organic*)
In the kitchen: Add to curries, stir-fries and stews.
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Chilli Pepper – Cayenne Long Slim
£5.99
(3 Plants)A popular variety of chilli
This variety produces a mass of small pointed pods which begin as light green and turn to fiery red. It’s nice and hot, and the chillies are perfect for drying.Number of plants: 3
Variety: Cayenne Long Slim (organic*)
In the kitchen: Add to curries, stir-fries and stews.
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Chilli Pepper – Habanero Chocolate
£5.99
(3 Plants)A fiery little chilli
One for heat lovers, the habanero chocolate chilli pepper is fiery! The chillies are very small, thumbnail size, but they pack a punch.
Number of plants: 3
Variety: Habanero Chocolate (organic*)
In the kitchen: Add to curries, stir-fries and stews.