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When to Plant Peppers

Plant peppers by your frost dates, not the calendar: start seeds indoors about 8 weeks before your last spring frost, then plant outdoors about 2 weeks after your last frost. Pick your USDA zone below for exact dates.

Peppers planting calendar

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Start seeds indoors

Feb 18

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Transplant outdoors

Apr 29

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Projected first harvest

Jul 13

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🌱 Start indoors🌿 Growing outside🌾 HarvestTodayZone 7a — approximate

Most peppers mature in about 60 to 120 days depending on the variety. Dates above use zone 7 as a reference point. Pick your zone below, or set your ZIP in HomeSown for dates tuned to your exact location.

Varieties to grow

25 varieties of peppers in the HomeSown library. Tap any for its full grow guide.

Aji Amarillo Pepper →Anaheim Pepper →Banana Pepper →Carolina Reaper Pepper →Cayenne Pepper →Cubanelle Pepper →Fresno Pepper →Ghost Pepper →Green Bell Pepper →Habanero Pepper →Hungarian Wax Pepper →Jalapeño Pepper →Orange Bell Pepper →Padrón Pepper →Pimento Pepper →Poblano Pepper →Purple Bell Pepper →Red Bell Pepper →Scotch Bonnet Pepper →Serrano Pepper →Shishito Pepper →Sweet Banana Pepper →Thai Chili Pepper →Trinidad Scorpion Pepper →Yellow Bell Pepper →

Common problems with peppers

What to watch for, with identification and treatment for each

Pepper WeevilColorado Potato BeetlePotato PsyllidTomato HornwormEuropean Corn BorerCorn EarwormCatfacingEarly BlightLate BlightSeptoria Leaf SpotBlossom-End RotBacterial Wilt

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When to plant peppers in your zone

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