How to grow pepper
Capsicum annuum
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The windows below are relative to your frost dates. Enter your ZIP for the calendar dates.
Open the planting calendarWhen to plant pepper
Start seeds indoors8 weeks before your last spring frost
Transplant outdoorsat your last spring frost to 2 weeks after your last spring frost
Growing conditions
- Spacing
- 18 in apart, rows 30 in
- Planting depth
- 0.25 in
- Sun
- Full sun
- Water
- 1 in per week
- Soil pH
- 6.5 to 7
Common problems
Pepper by hardiness zone
Planting dates for a typical location in each zone:
Sources
Last updated 2026-06-11.