{"product_id":"chilli-padron","title":"Chilli Padron","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eChilli Padron is the legendary Spanish tapas pepper, producing small, wrinkled, thin-walled green fruit that has become a favourite on menus and in home kitchens well beyond Spain. Part of its charm is genuinely built into the growing: fruits are mostly mild, but every so often one comes along with real heat, turning a plate of them into a delicious game of chance at the table.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThat element of surprise is exactly why Padron has such a devoted following. Serve up a bowl blistered in hot oil and sprinkled with sea salt, the classic way to prepare them, and everyone reaching for one never quite knows whether they will get a mild, sweet pepper or a fiery one. It makes for a genuinely fun, sociable way to eat chillies straight from the garden.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs an open-pollinated variety, Padron also gives you the option of saving your own seed from a good crop each season, letting you continue growing this classic tapas pepper from your own garden year after year.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBeing a tender annual, it needs consistent warmth from sowing right through to fruiting and has no tolerance for frost, so timing matters. Give it a warm, sheltered, sunny spot, and this variety will reward you with fruit for blistering and snacking right through summer and into autumn.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSowing and Growing Chilli Padron\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSow indoors or under cover from August to November, maintaining a temperature of 20-30°C for germination, which typically takes 7-15 days. Once seedlings are established and all risk of frost has passed, transplant outdoors into a warm, sheltered, full-sun position, spacing plants 45cm apart within the row and 60cm between rows.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHarvesting Chilli Padron\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFruit is ready 70-90 days from transplanting. Pick while still small and green for the classic tapas-style pepper, since Padron is traditionally eaten green rather than left to ripen further. Harvest regularly to keep plants producing new fruit through the season.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kings Seeds NZ","offers":[{"title":"30 seeds","offer_id":49212415541556,"sku":"V8439.pkt","price":5.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true},{"title":"100 seeds","offer_id":49212415574324,"sku":"V8439.100sdsW","price":12.3,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true},{"title":"250 seeds","offer_id":49212415607092,"sku":"V8439.250sdsW","price":27.7,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true},{"title":"500 seeds","offer_id":49216450330932,"sku":"V8439.500sdsW","price":47.1,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true},{"title":"1000 seeds","offer_id":49216450363700,"sku":"V8439.1000sdsW","price":75.25,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0729\/0555\/6276\/files\/V8439-W_b4805946-2864-4851-8a8a-89d1eb241605.png?v=1784972831","url":"https:\/\/www.kingsseeds.co.nz\/products\/chilli-padron","provider":"Kings Seeds NZ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}