Topic: Sowing Peppadews

[rutters]

Hello,

having managed to get my hands on a couple of these precious seeds I was wondering how to sow them to give them the best start in life..any tips?

cheers

[Tinkie_Bear]

I planted mine in a heated propogrator, 100% germination in about a week!  I am already dreaming of stuffing the little darlings with cheese!!!

Hope yours do as well as mine are doing .....

[Teej]

Hi - what type of seeds are they?  I've done some research on this & there are quite a few "peppadew-type" seeds available to buy so I was just wondering which are the most similar.
Thanks very much.
T.

[Tinkie_Bear]

Mine were home saved ones that I got from a swap on this site ......

[Mowhay]

OK you've got my attention what are they and where can we get the seeds ? Pleeeease  ;D

[Mowhay]

Right I've "googled" and found they are a type of pepper but couldn't find anyone selling seeds ?

[Teej]

Apparently the "real" ones are trademarked - I've managed to find various similar ones (I think!) called variations of Red Cherry, Ciliegia Piccante, Peperoncino etc etc.

I just wondered which seeds others had used so that I didn't buy something completely wrong!

[Barnowl]

Apparently the "real" ones are trademarked - I've managed to find various similar ones (I think!) called variations of Red Cherry, Ciliegia Piccante, Peperoncino etc etc.

I just wondered which seeds others had used so that I didn't buy something completely wrong!

None of the varieties you mention are particularly like Peppadew^TM are supposed to be; although the first two are a similar shape they are both hot without much/any sweetness (Ciliega Piccante's other name is Satan's Kiss but they get milder with cooking) and I don't think that Peperoncino is an actual variety of pepper, more a  general term meaning "little pepper". In contrast Peppadew are meant to be sweet but still have some heat to them.

I've never actually tried one but would guess it's like a Mini Red Bell with some heat.
 
PS Some people use the term pepperdew to avoid the TM issue

[Teej]

Oh right, thanks for that!  Saved me buying the wrong thing then - I was just going by what others had said on t'internet & which peppers looked like they'd do the trick.
Think I'll have to give up then - I've probably got too many others planted anyway!
Sorry for the wrong info Mowhay. :-[

[Mowhay]

Teej, don't worry that's not a problem, shame we couldn't find some seeds but as usual "the greenhouse is full" so in a way it's better we failed.  :)

[Teej]

Gives us a year to find some for next time! ;D