Peppers / Chillis
We have sweet salad peppers, mild chilli peppers and hot chilli peppers that go all the way through to searing, world record holding, hot and rare chilli peppers.
Sweet peppers are a stress-free win in the garden, undemanding, easy to get started, easy to grow and a delight to harvest and consume.
Chilli peppers are a little more tricky and require a little more effort and planning. As a general rule, the hotter the pepper, the harder they are to germinate and the fruit produces less seed. Most mild and hot peppers will germinate well at 65°F. The hotter and rarer chilli peppers will need a temperature of over 75°F to germinate. Heating pads are often required to effectively germinate these heat loving seeds. Germination can take up to 3 weeks, even with heating pads. If not using heating pads, chilli peppers are best planted in late spring, once temperatures increase. A long season crop that should be started indoors 6-8 weeks before last frosts, to ensure an optimum outdoor growing season on transplant.
An equal proportional mix of sifted compost, vermiculite and river sand is a superb germination mix. Transplant to a warm full sun area once they are past the two true leaf stage and all danger of frost has passed.
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7 Pot Yellow
Capsicum chinense This 7 Pot chilli pepper is HOT! Famous for its fruity heat that can produc..
$3.50
Aji Amarillo
Capsicum baccatum Who would've thought that a chilli pepper can be described as tropical wi..
$3.75
Aji Criolla Sella
Capsicum baccatumBolivian heirloom, known for its tolerance of slightly cooler weather compare to mo..
$2.85
Aji Lemon
Capsicum baccatum Small compact growth habit. Bright yellow, citrus flavored, hot chilli pe..
$2.85
Aji Norteno
Capsicum baccatum A rare Peruvian gem originating in the northern coastal valleys. These thin-w..
$3.00
Aji Pineapple
Another superbly stunning, highly productive Peruvian pepper. It's name is apt as it does have a rea..
$3.50
Assam Pepper
C.annuumGreat producer of beautiful purple pods that ripen to a deep red. Thin walled with a long fl..
$3.45
Biala Shipka
Capsicum chinense This Bulgarian chilli is hot and extremely productive. It has a compact, ..
$3.50
Bishops Crown
Capsicum baccatum A bit of a slow starter, but once they start producing, they make up for..
$3.50
Blondie
Capsicum baccatum A scandinavian chilli pepper with a nice mild bite and a refreshingly zesty f..
$2.85
Capsicum chacoense
Capsicum chacoense This is a rare wild chilli that is native to Bolivia, Argentina and Paraguay..
$3.50
Carl's Sundew
Capsicum annuum A lovely African Heirloom this short, compact bush is highly productive. Th..
$4.25
Chilhaucle Negro
Capsicum annuum A unique and rare chilli pepper from Oaxacan, Mexico. This is a great heirloom va..
$3.75
Chinese 5 color
Capsicum annuum This is a Chinese heirloom that has cone shaped chillis that ripen from purple ..
$2.85
Chocolate Fatali
Capsicum chinense This rare chocolate brown version of the well known Fatali chilli is a real gem..
$4.80