How to grow hot peppers

Capsicum annuum Longum · solanaceae family · annual crop

Capsicum annuum (Longum Group) — hero (chairman regenerate) — AI-generated reference image. Have a photo of this plant? Suggest one below.

Growing basics

Hot pepper is a warm-season crop, usually started indoors and transplanted.

Seeds germinate once soil reaches about 65°F.

Fruit set stalls once days top 95°F or nights stay above 75°F.

Varieties in the library run 70 to 100 days to maturity.

Grows best in full sun.

Frost-tender: plants go out after the last frost.

Space plants 18 to 20 inches apart.

Sources

8 hot peppers in the library

Jalapeño · Cayenne · Poblano · Habanero · Anaheim · Serrano, and 2 more

Each has a full cited page in the library.

Pests and diseases we cover

Beet armyworm
European corn borer
Pepper weevil
Tarnished plant bug
Tomato hornworm
Anthracnose
Phytophthora blight

Identification and treatment for each, with photos, in the library.

Row & Bed covers 8 hot pepper varieties, each with a cited care timeline and fertilization schedule, identification and treatment for the 5 pests and 2 diseases that reach them, and planting windows worked out for your ZIP.

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