Only gardeners who enjoy long growing seasons in the Deep South should attempt to sow pepper seed directly in the garden. Most of us must start our own plants indoors about 8-10 weeks before transplanting, which should be done 2-3 weeks after the expected last frost.
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Best Answer: Banana peppers or hungarian wax peppers usually take about 60 days before you have peppers ripe for picking. All others usually take about 75 to 80 days. Remember for a good crop of peppers keep them weed free, plant in a sunny northern section of the garden and give them lots of water because they can get very thirsty. Watch out for the tomato horn worm. It loves to eat the leaves.
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This will depend on the variety of pepper you are growing and the weather, but most begin producing within 65 to 75 days from transplant. Harvest sweet peppers when they reach the preferred size or color. If you like green peppers, go ahead and pick them at any time. The more you pick, the more the plant will set.
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Sensitive to over fertilization, changes in temperature and other environmental stressors, ghost pepper plants must have a growing season of longer than three months in temperatures of above 70 F. (21 C.) in order to be grown outside. If growing ghost peppers in containers, use a well-draining potting medium.
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To be considered a sweet pepper, the variety needs to score near zero on the Scoville scale. All peppers are short-lived tropical perennials that prefer moderately warm days and nights and do not really start producing until 2 months into the growing season.
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How to grow sweet peppers. The range of sweet peppers available to buy may have increased in recent years, but the choice you get from growing your own is far wider. You don't need a greenhouse to grow sweet peppers - as long as you have a warm, sheltered and sunny site, you should get a decent crop. Sweet peppers are attractive plants (especially when in fruit) so are ideal for growing on a south-facing patio or window sill. Varieties to try include: 'Mohawk', 'Unicorn', 'Gypsy' and 'Carnival'. These are all suitable for growing both indoors and outdoors.
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Soil: Peppers are not terribly fussy about soil. They like a good amount of organic matter, good drainage and a neutral soil pH of about 6.0 to 6.8. Planting: Gardeners with long, warm growing seasons can direct seed peppers once the ground is warm and not too wet.
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Bell peppers growing in a container image by byrdiegyrl, flickr.com. Bell pepper plants take from 70 to 90 days to produce peppers, depending on the type of pepper planted. New in Planting & Growing Vegetables.
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Growing peppers indoors for the first few months is required in my part of the country because of the long growing cycles needed. Most of the hot peppers I grow take a minimum of 120 days to produce ripe pods, most take more than 150 days. Tips for Growing Peppers from Seed. I wish I could say that I follow all of this advice but I don’t.
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Depending on the size of the pepper varieties planted, spacing should be 12-18 inches apart. Peppers can double as ornamentals, so tuck some into flowerbeds and borders. Most sweet peppers mature in 60-90 days; hot peppers can take up to 150 days. Keep in mind, however, that the number of days to maturity stated on the seed packet refers to the days after transplanting until the plant produces a full-sized fruit.
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how long do peppers take to grow
Most sweet peppers mature in between 60 and 90 days and hot peppers can take up to 150 days.