Peppers

Growing Guide

Sow sweet pepper seeds on the surface of a good, free-draining, damp, seed sowing mix and cover with a fine sprinkling of compost or vermiculite. Place seed trays in a propagator until after germination and ensure they receive plenty of sunlight.

When seedlings are large enough to handle, transplant into individual 9cm pots and grow on in cooler conditions. When plants are well grown and all risk of frost has passed, transplant them into grow bags or containers, or plant them in well prepared beds of fertile, moist, well drained soil. Peppers may be grown undercover in a greenhouse or polytunnel, or outdoors in a sheltered position in full sun at a distance of 60cm apart.



When growing peppers outdoors, gradually acclimatise them to outdoor conditions prior to transplanting them in June.

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Once you see flowers, you can expect to see sweet peppers begin to form in about two weeks, begin weekly feeding at this time. They will then take about five weeks to reach their full size and two more weeks after that to ripen and change color. All sweet pepper plants will produce green peppers first.