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Peppers
About This Plant...
Family:
Solanaceae
Genus and species:
Capsicum annuum var. annuum
Growing Season:
summer
Indoor Sowing...
Time needed to reach transplant size:
6-8 weeks
When to transplant to garden:
2 to 3 weeks after last spring frost
Outdoor Sowing...
When to sow outdoors:
-
Other Sowing Guidelines...
Approx. germination time:
8-12 days
Germination temp.:
65-95 degrees F.
Sowing depth:
1/4 inch
Days to maturity:
60-100 days from transplant
Transplanting Guidelines...
Spacing between plants:
12-24 inches
Spacing between rows:
18-36 inches
Growing On...
Pests:
flea beetles, leaf miners, corn borers, Colorado potato beetles
Diseases:
bacterial spot, leaf spot, fusarium wilt, verticillium wilt, anthracnose, cucumber mosaic virus
Harvest:
when they reach a usable size; let some ripen fully, but pick immature ones to keep production going
Growing tips:
support plants with 24 inch tall cages
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