Sweet Pepper Plants

Sweet Pepper Live Plant – Snack Yellow Variety

Grow your own fresh, sweet peppers at home with this Snack Yellow sweet pepper live plant. The Snack Yellow is a compact and productive variety, producing an abundance of small, bright yellow, bell-shaped fruits that are wonderfully sweet and crunchy – perfect for snacking straight from the plant, adding to salads, or enjoying in lunchboxes. This plant is ideally suited to patio containers, grow bags, or sunny border positions, making it a great choice for gardeners with limited space.

Supplied as a well-established live plant in a 2 litre root ball, ready for potting on or planting out once the risk of frost has passed.

Key Features:

• Compact, bushy habit – well suited to patio pots and containers


• Produces sweet, crunchy yellow snack-sized peppers


• Ideal for growing outdoors in a sheltered, sunny spot or in a greenhouse


• Excellent variety for beginners and experienced growers alike


• Supplied as a healthy, established live plant in a 2 litre root ball

Growing Tips:

• Plant out after the last frost, or grow under cover for an earlier harvest


• Water regularly and feed with a high-potash fertiliser once fruits begin to set


• Pinch out the growing tip when the plant reaches approximately 30 cm to encourage branching and a bushier habit


• Harvest fruits regularly to encourage continued cropping throughout the season

Cultural Information:

• Botanical Name: Capsicum annuum 'Snack Yellow'


• Common Names: Sweet Pepper, Snack Pepper, Yellow Snack Pepper


• Classification: Half-Hardy Annual


• Fully Grown Height & Spread: 40–60 cm × 30–45 cm


• Growth Habit: Compact, Bushy, Upright


• Perfect for: Patio Containers, Grow Bags, Greenhouse Growing, Sunny Borders


• Flowering Time: Summer


• Harvest Period: July – October


• Planting Position: Full Sun, Sheltered


• Soil Type: Rich, Well-Drained, Moisture-Retentive


• Fruit Colour: Green, Ripening to Bright Yellow


• Type: Half-Hardy Annual Vegetable


• Foliage: Mid-Green, Oval Leaves

Notes: This variety produces yellow-skinned fruits when fully ripe. Peppers can also be harvested green for a slightly different flavour.

Free UK Delivery on Every Order

All orders placed Monday–Thursday before 2pm are packed the next working day and delivered within 24 hours of dispatch.

Example: Order on Monday → packed Tuesday → delivered Wednesday.

Orders placed Friday–Sunday are packed and shipped on Monday. We don't dispatch on weekends to ensure your plants travel fresh.

How Your Plants Arrive
Every plant is individually wrapped in our plastic-free packaging and secured in a custom box designed to keep them upright and protected in transit. If anything arrives damaged, get in touch — we'll replace it.

Returns
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