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When to Plant Peppers in Zone 5

In USDA zone 5, start seeds indoors around March 10, transplant or plant outdoors May 19 to August 2, and expect your first harvest around August 2.

Peppers planting calendar for USDA Zone 5

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Start seeds indoors

Mar 10

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Transplant outdoors

May 19

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Projected first harvest

Aug 2

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🌱 Start indoors🌿 Growing outside🌾 HarvestTodayZone 5a — approximate

Most peppers mature in about 60 to 120 days depending on the variety. Dates use USDA zone 5a average frost dates. Set your ZIP in HomeSown for dates tuned to your exact location.

What zone 5 means for peppers

Average last spring frost

May 5

Average first fall frost

October 1

Those two dates are what set the schedule above. Zone 5 gives you roughly 149 frost-free days, and peppers need about 60 to 120 days depending on the variety to mature.

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 other zones

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