Padrón peppers

Padrones · Vegetable

Sow indoorsJan
TransplantJun
HarvestSep

Sowing

Sow in seed compost indoors in January. Keep warm (25–28 °C) for germination. Pot on to bigger pots as they grow.

My varieties

VarietyRatingYears grown
Padrones 2026

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The Padrón peppers Guide

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Everything on this page and more, as a printable PDF: sowing to harvest, my varieties, the month-by-month schedule.

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A friendly reminder: every garden plays by its own rules. Zones, soil, weather and a hundred small things decide what works — so this is how I did it and what worked for me, not a promise. Try, learn, adjust, try again.. that's half the fun anyway.