This will keep the plants from drying too much and wilting. It is best to transplant peppers in the evening or on a cloudy day.Put transplants into the ground once the soil temperature has reached 65☏ (18☌). Speed up the warming of the soil by covering it with black plastic or a dark mulch about a week before you intend to plant.Before transplanting in the garden, mix aged manure and/or compost into the soil about 8 to 10 inches deep and rake it several times to break up the large clods.To harden off pepper plants, set plants outdoors a week or more after the frost free date or when the average daily temperatures reaches 65☏ (18☌). If you’re buying pepper starts, choose ones with straight, sturdy stems, 4 to 6 leaves, and no blooms or fruit.Plant pepper starts or transplants outdoors about 2 to 3 weeks after the threat of frost has passed and the soil has reached 65☏ (18☌).To start peppers indoors in pots, sow seeds 8 to 10 weeks before your last spring frost date.Avoid planting peppers in places where you’ve recently grown other members of the nightshade family-such as tomatoes, potatoes, or eggplants-as this can expose peppers to disease. Mix in large amounts of organic matter (such as compost) into the soil, especially if you are working with heavy clay. A balance between sandy and loamy soil will ensure that the soil drains well and warms quickly. Grow peppers in a space with full sun and well-draining moist (but not wet) soil. That said, we also have a growing guide for jalapeño peppers! On this page, we focus on growing sweet peppers, but much of the advice for growing hot peppers is the same. You can also stuff peppers with seasoned bread crumbs or meat and bake them. They’re wonderful raw in salads or as a snack with dip or hummus.
Red and green peppers are good sources of vitamin C, some vitamin A, and small amounts of several minerals. Northern gardeners should also warm outdoor soil by covering it with black plastic as early as possible in late winter/early spring. However, you can start pepper seeds indoors if you want to grow your own. Peppers have a long growing season (60 to 90 days), so most home gardeners buy starter pepper plants at the garden nursery rather than grow them from seed. More good news: Most varieties resist garden pests! See our guide to planting, growing, harvesting peppers.
Peppers are a warm-season crop that comes in a variety of colors, shapes, and sizes.
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