Peppers by Post - Ordering Information

This website is for the sale of fresh chillies only. We only sell what we grow ourselves – on Sea Spring Farm overlooking the English Channel in West Dorset – so our fresh chillies are only available when they are in season. The exact dates of our selling season is somewhat weather dependent, but will be from around August to November.

We also sell chilli seeds and of other vegetables that we feel are worthwhile, quality varieties that we choose to grow ourselves. Please go to www.seaspringseeds.co.uk for seed sales.

Being chilli growers our seed range, of couse, includes an interesting range of chilli varieties, including Dorset Naga, one of the hottest chillies in the world. The variety 'Dorset Naga' was developed by us over several years through making selections from an original and very variable population of naga morich, a Bangladeshi landrace chilli (see www.dorsetnaga.biz for the full story). Sea Spring Seeds is Peppers by Post's sister company, and is the only company entitled to sell Dorset Naga seed. Seed sold elsewhere has dubious lineage and quality, and certainly did not come from our seed crop, grown in isolation specifically for seed production by us at Peppers by Post in Dorset.

As well as Dorset Naga we also sell seed of several other interesting chilli varieties, including the stunningly beautiful NuMex Twilight. In addition, we sell three unique mini habanero varieties that we developed ourselves. Customers who have bought a mixed bag of fresh chillies from Peppers by Post are likely to have already tried some of these, and many people contacted us about them as they liked them so much. We have several other varieties that we are developing that we are very excited about, and seed of these will be available either this autumn or in coming years.

The 2010 selling season has now started.

We send chillies out at both stages of ripeness, i.e. green and red/yellow. Anyone wanting their chillies at a particular stage should state so when they order. We are a British company and send orders out to Britain and EU countries only.

Orders can be made two ways:

1. By post ("snail mail"). Send a printed order form (or letter) and cheque (or postal order) to: Peppers by Post, Sea Spring Farm, West Bexington, Dorchester DT2 9DD. Order forms can be downloaded from below (click on the green button).

2. By internet: Send an email with your order and delivery address to: joy@peppersbypost.biz; please give the email title as "Pepper by Post order/[your name]". To make the payment go to the paypal website.

• If you have a paypal account: Log in with your username and password, select "Send Money", then make the payment to "joy@peppersbypost.biz". Under comments please put: "Pepper by Post order/.... [your name]".

• If you wish to pay by debit/credit card: Select "Send Money", then follow the instructions on the screen

Orders from other EU countries are accepted. The orders will be sent out in boxes by airmail, but do be aware that we have no control of the time they take to be delivered – it sometimes takes a couple of days other times a week or more. In addition, we have been frustrated by how often orders simply do not arrive, and we can no longer take responsibilty for these lost orders. Maximum order for non UK orders is five packs; postage is £2.25.

Items for sale

In 2010 we will be selling only four lines. All four lines will be habanero chillies of varieties that we have developed ourselves, ranging from no heat to world record breaking heat levels:

Apricot: Very very fragrant; thick fleshed (for a habanero) and delicious. Sweet/very little heat.
Trinity: Medium heat level. Ideal for someone who likes the habanero flavour but cannot take the heat normally associated with habaneros.
Jamacian Jerk: Hot, flavourful, big and yellow.
Dorset Naga: One of the hottest chillies in the world, but with a powerful flavour that transcends the heat.

Please note: at the moment orders for Jamacian Jerk and Dorset Naga at the red stage are coming in faster than the chillies are developing. We are getting orders out as fast as we can, but if the order includes these varieties please expect some delay.

The chillies are sold in packs which contain a minimum of six chillies, all costing £2.00

In addition there is a mixed bag: a pot luck assortment of chillies (different heat levels, colours, shape and flavour): £3.00

...then add p&p, which is:

1-5 packs: £2.25
6-15 packs: £3.50
16 packs or more: £4.75

How to get a printed copy of the catalogue for ordering fresh chillies:

Download the catalogue: Do this by clicking on the green button below. It will arrive in your computer as a pdf file. Most computers will have the software to read this. However, if you cannot open the file you will need to download Acrobat Reader, the necessary software which is free to everyone.
Ask for a printed catalogue to be posted to you: Contact us by phone, fax or email requesting a copy. Be sure to give your postal address. If you have to leave your address on the answer machine please speak slowly and spell any awkward words.