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Pepper 'Padron'
- Loved by Pollinators
- Perfect for Pots
Free delivery when you spend over £100
Tried & tested by Sarah
Super productive variety
Easy to grow
The classic Spanish Tapas pepper, served small and green, stir or dry-fried, tossed with salt and excellent olive oil and eaten holding the stem, seeds and all
On occasion we may need to send you an alternative variety to the one shown, which will be selected by our growing team to ensure its suitability. It will be of equal or greater value to the original. Please contact our customer service team if there are any problems.
- Loved by Pollinators
- Perfect for Pots
Product details
- Type
- Edible Crop
- Position
- Kitchen Garden
- Soil
- Broad Tolerance
- Height
- 60cm (24in)
- Common name
- Padron Pepper
- Moisture
- Moist but Well-drained
- Aspect
- Full Sun
- Spread
- 45cm (18in)
- Cultivation
- Sow under cover late February-early March in modules, for planting May-June once plants are 10cm tall and first flowers have appeared. Most peppers do best grown indoors but can be planted outside in a sunny, sheltered spot after the last frosts.
Care Tips
Grow in a greenhouse, in pots or in the ground. If planting outside, leave cloche in place for 2 weeks after planting to allow plants to settle in.
