How to Grow Organic Hot Peppers and Chiles from Seed
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Spacing Between Plants |
Spacing Between Rows |
Days to Germinate (Sprout)
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Germination
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Planting Season
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Plant Height |
No. of Plants per sq. ft.
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Soil Requirements
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| 1/4" deep |
Space plants about 18" apart |
Make rows about 2 feet apart |
Up to 30 days |
70 F to 95 F |
Indoors in March or 8 weeks prior to transplant | 5-6 feet tall | 1 plant per sq. ft. |
Prefers soil with pH levels of 6.0 to 6.8 |
| Growing Hot Peppers (source) |
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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! Click here to read more about planting peppers ⟐ How Hot Will My Peppers Be? Scoville Scale Heat-Ranking for Hot Peppers ⟐ Tips on How To Successfully Germinate Hot Pepper Seeds ⟐ 15 Super HOT Varieties Every Pepper Enthusiast Must Try ⟐ Tips for Germinating HOT Pepper Seeds When 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 seedlings are 4 - 6 inches tall, harden them off for about a week (please read: 9 Steps to Harden Off Seedlings). 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.
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