HOT PEPPERS GROW GUIDE

SEED PLANTING INFO

• Depth to plant seeds: .25" deep
• Spacing between plants: 12"-24" apart
• Spacing between rows: 24"-36" apart
• Days to germinate (sprout): Up to 30 days
• Germination soil temps: 75F-95F
• Soil needs: 6.0-7.0 pH
• Sun needs: Full sun
• Frost hardy: No
• Planting season: Spring, summer
• # of plants per sq. ft.: Appx. 1 plant per sq. ft.
• Avg. Days to maturity: 75-85 days

Good companion plants: Basil, Carrot, Cucumber, Eggplant, Okra, Rosemary, Sage, Squash, Tomato

Peppers are easily second only to tomatoes as a home gardeners favorite. Try spot planting them around the garden for bursts of beautiful color too. Pepper roots don't like to be disturbed, so plant them indoors in Seed Starting Soil Pods about two months before your last frost date, usually three or four seeds to a pod. Peppers love full sun! 

When to Plant
2 months before your last frost date.  Usually three or four seeds to a pod.

How to Plant

Peppers love full sun, but don't plant peppers where tomatoes or eggplants grew previously, because all three are members of the nightshade family and are subject to similar diseases.

Keep your soil moist and about 75°F. They need at least 5 hours of sunlight a day. Once the seedlings are 2 to 3 inches tall, thin them by leaving only the strongest plant.

When pepper seedlings are 4 to 6 inches tall, harden them off for about a week.

To avoid shocking the plants, make sure the soil temperature is at least 60°F before moving them outside; this usually occurs 2 to 3 weeks after the last frost.

GOOD COMPANION PLANTS: Carrot, Cucumber, Sage, Squash, Tomato

How to Harvest (source)

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