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Hot Peppers
Capsicum spp.
Still time — sow latevegetable
Warm-season heat-loving capsicums ranging from mildly piquant to extremely pungent (poblano, jalapeno, serrano, cayenne, habanero, scotch bonnet, ghost).
Showing Zone 7b. for timing that matches where you garden.
In Zone 7b, right now
Still time to plant — it should mature before frost
The usual transplant window (Mid April – Early May) has closed, but with about 80 days to harvest there's still enough season left. Get it in now.
Edible?
Yes — vegetable
Small space?
Yes, in a pot
Sun
Full sun (6+ hrs)
Comes back yearly?
No — replant each year
Harvest in
80 days
Ways to plant it
Start seeds indoors
Past the ideal window — still time
Late January – Early February
Start seeds in trays now; they only need a few weeks indoors before they go straight out into the warm soil.
Transplant
Past the ideal window — still time
Mid April – Early May
Buy a young plant from a nursery, or move one you started indoors, into the ground or a pot.
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