Chillies are a personal favourite of mine. With the differences in cultivars among the five domesticated species of Capsicum, there’s shapes, colours, flavours and heat-levels to suit anyone! Great in food, good for you, and easy to grow, chillies make a rewarding herb/spice to keep in your garden.
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Hi there! I love blistered, salted Padron peppers! Any idea where I can find seeds/plants in New Zealand?
Hey Rohan, I have some seeds, but only about 3 plants (for myself!). I’ll get back into propagating for sale after this first season in my new home – needing to get myself organised with regards to the new climate and the later and shorter season. 🙂 You’re welcome to message me (minette@meadowsweet.co.nz) and I can see about getting a few seeds off to you.
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It is mention on the catalog that there are ove 150 pepper varieties and over 250 varieties of tomatoes where is the list of all these variesties.
Thanks mathew
Hi Mathew, while I do keep that many tomato and pepper varieties in seeds for my own propagation, and to propagate for selling plants, I only currently have seed available through http://sentinelsgroup.co.nz)
I am only propagating a small number of select plants for sale from my home garden business in Rangiora this season (Summer 2020/2021).
Unfortunately last season, my first in my acre homestead, I suffered quite badly with all my tomatoes and peppers that I had grown for myself and for selling dying off because of herbicide contamination in the veggie mix soil that I bought at a landscape place… (See article in NZ Orgnaics magazine the March issue I think, or read here: http://meadowsweet.co.nz/2019/11/08/portraits-of-plants-damaged-from-herbicides-in-compost-soil-manure-mix/)
I am cautious this year with new soil from a new supplier and so far it looks fantastic. But as I didn’t grow any tomatoes and peppers last year, my seed sales selection is limited only to those that I had available through Sentinels Group this year. I am however hoping to increase this to a much larger selection at the end of this season again.
For an idea of the tomatoes I have grown (and should have again some of this available again for purchase after this growing season):
https://meadowsweet.co.nz/2016/08/25/terrific-tomatoes/
For an idea of the chillies I have grown (and should have again some of this available again for purchase after this growing season):
https://meadowsweet.co.nz/2016/09/24/chillies/
I’ll endeavor to put out a list of all my varieties at some point, although I won’t propagate all the varieties each year (I have limited space and manpower as MeadowSweet is just myself :)).
Trust this helps a bit. If there’s a specific cultivar you are looking for, you are welcome to ask though 🙂
Thanks.