How to grow peperomia pellucida
Piperaceae, easy to grow
Shiny bush (pepper elder), a fleshy leafy herb that likes damp shade.
Growing peperomia pellucida for the first time
Difficulty: Easy · Sun: shade · Ready in: about 60 days
1. Choose the spot
Pick a shady, sheltered spot. It does best in loam, peat soil with a pH of 6.0–7.0. Avoid sandy soil, or improve it with compost.
2. Sow or plant
Start indoors or under cover in Mar, Apr, May. Space plants about 15 cm apart.
3. Look after it
- Water roughly every 2 days, more in hot or dry weather. Water the soil, not the leaves.
- No regular feeding needed in good soil — a mulch of compost is enough.
- Keep weeds down, and add a daily note and photo to your BeAgric grow diary so you can spot problems early.
4. Watch for problems
Common problems: Leaf spot, Root rot. Take a photo with Check a plant if leaves look spotted, yellow or wilted.
5. Organic tip
Keep moist but not waterlogged; it self-seeds readily.
6. Harvest
Expect your first harvest about 60 days after planting. Record it in Harvests and list any spare on the marketplace.
Growing it organically
Keep moist but not waterlogged; it self-seeds readily.
Common problems
- Leaf spot
- Root rot
Spotted something? Check a photo of the leaf.