There are over 4000 different varieties of peppers. Each has their own taste and flavour, ranging from sweet to very hot.
Below are our 3 most popular places to buy peppers– the links should (hopefully) lead to the right place on their site.
Quick link to pepper details below:
- Sweet peppers – (Sweet banana pepper, Pimento pepper, Bell pepper, Shishito pepper)
- Hot peppers – (Anaheim chili pepper, Hungarian paprika pepper, Pepperoncini pepper, Poblano pepper)
- Very Hot peppers – (African bird’s eye chili pepper, Cayenne pepper, Jalapeno pepper, Habanero pepper, Scotch bonnet pepper, Thai chili pepper)
For details of growing advice and how to use in recipes simply click on the pepper name.

Where to buy peppers:
1. Sweet Peppers
Ideal for sandwiches, pizza and Greek salads.
Available from 3 places:
- Amazon
- The seedsnow site (USA only)
- The ClickandGrow website (Worldwide)

Great dipper for dill vegetable dip or with olives.
Available from 3 places:
- Available from Amazon
- The seedsnow site (USA only)
- The ClickandGrow website (Worldwide)

Good choice for roasting, salads and making stuffed peppers.
Available from 3 places:
- Available from Amazon
- The seedsnow site (USA only)
- The ClickandGrow website (Worldwide)

Ideal for stir-fry & Japanese recipes.
Available from 2 places:
- Available from Amazon
- The seedsnow site (USA only)

2. Hot Peppers
Great for making salsa or simply stuffed.
Available from 3 places:
- Available from Amazon
- The seedsnow site (USA only)
- The ClickandGrow website (Worldwide)

Ideal for Hungarian recipes & goulash.
Available from 2 places:
- Available from Amazon
- The seedsnow site (USA only)

Adds a lovely tang to pizza, salads and antipasto.
Available from 3 places:
- Available from Amazon
- The seedsnow site (USA only)
- The ClickandGrow website (Worldwide)

Ideal for Southwestern and Mexican recipes.
Available from 3 places:
- Available from Amazon
- The seedsnow site (USA only)
- The ClickandGrow website (Worldwide)

3. Very Hot Peppers
African Birdseye chilli pepper
Great for Guyana or Mexican recipes – and Piri Piri Chicken.
Available from 3 places:
- Available from Amazon
- The seedsnow site (USA only)
- The ClickandGrow website (Worldwide)

Adds heat to soups, meats and even desserts.
Available from 3 places:
- Available from Amazon
- The seedsnow site (USA only)
- The ClickandGrow website (Worldwide)

Ideal for appetizers, salsa and hot japanese recipes.
Available from 2 places:
- Available from Amazon
- The seedsnow site (USA only)

Great for salsa, hot sauce, jerk recipes and spice up recipes.
Available from 3 places:
- Available from Amazon
- The seedsnow site (USA only)
- The ClickandGrow website (Worldwide)

Ideal for Caribbean recipes, great in pepper sauce.
Available from 3 places:
- Available from Amazon
- The seedsnow site (USA only)
- The ClickandGrow website (Worldwide)

Key for southeast Asian recipes & curries.
Available from 3 places:
- Available from Amazon
- The seedsnow site (USA only)
- The ClickandGrow website (Worldwide)

Top 3 Places where to buy Peppers
1. Amazon
Amazon are a great source of peppers – both for planting & for cooking.
2. USA – SeedsNow
Lovely family owned business with a:
- Very large range & variety of pepper seeds
- As well as NON-GMO Heirloom Vegetable Garden seeds.
- 100% Raw & Un-treated Non-Genetically Modified,
- Very fast delivery
For more details visit the seedsnow site

3. The ClickandGrow pod system
This is a very unusual source of peppers.
Their indoor garden works just like a capsule coffee machine.
- But instead of coffee pods, use biodegradable plant pods.
- More than 75 + different plant varieties.
- Automated watering, light and nutrients controlled by App
- More details on the ClickandGrow website
Please note that they do have over 75 different plant varieties – but not that many pepper types. But the ones they do have are very easy to grow.

More information
The main pepper introduction will show you ‘step by step’ what to do, how to grow and use them in recipes and cooking.
When growing peppers they are great in recipes with: tomatoes and garlic
