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.