pepper 'Padron'

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A well known Spanish tapas chilli pepper variety which produces small green fruits up to 5cm long when immature. The fruit increases in size and ripens to red as it matures but peppers are at their best when picked small. The heat is variable but generally mild. Harvest between July and October

Scientific classification

Species: pepper 'Padron' (Capsicum annuum 'Padron')
Genus: Capsicum
Family: Solanaceae

Irritant if eaten, skin/eye irritant. Wear gloves and other protective equipment when handling]
Toxicity: Annual Biennial
Plant type: 0.1-0.5 metres
Height: 0.1-0.5 metres
Spread: Deciduous
Foliage: Columnar upright
Habit: Spring · Summer · Autumn
Season of interest: Full sun
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Distribution of pepper 'Padron'

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Culture

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Toxicity

Irritant if eaten, skin/eye irritant. Wear gloves and other protective equipment when handling]

Quick identification of pepper 'Padron'

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pepper 'Padron' care guide

Keep moisture even through flowering and fruiting, avoiding hard dry swings
Watering: Full sun
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Watering

Keep moisture even through flowering and fruiting, avoiding hard dry swings

Fertilizing

Tomato or pepper feed every one to two weeks in fruiting season

Pruning

Pinch out growing tips to encourage branching

Propagation

Propagate by seed. See sowing vegetable seeds or sowing seeds indoors for further advice

Growing

Sow indoors from mid-February to early April on the surface of small pots filled with good quality seed compost and maintain a constant temperature between 21-25C. Transplant seedlings into individual pots when two true leaves have formed and grow on in a sunny, sheltered spot. Water regularly and feed with a high potash liquid fertiliser once the first fruit has set. Harvest when peppers are small and still green. See how to grow: chilli peppers for further advice

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