Hot Chili Pepper Seeds - Vegetable Plant

Hot Chili Pepper is a warm-season plant grown for its colorful fruits and compact to moderately bushy growth habit. Plants produce peppers in a range of shapes, sizes, and colors depending on the variety. They are well suited to garden beds, raised beds, containers, and greenhouse cultivation. Hot chili peppers grow best in warm temperatures with full sun exposure and fertile, well-drained soil. Plants produce fruit throughout the growing season and are suitable for home gardens and edible landscapes.

Features

• Warm-season annual pepper plant
• Produces fruits in various shapes and colors
• Suitable for garden beds, raised beds, and containers
• Adapted to warm and sunny growing conditions
• Compact to moderately bushy growth habit
• Performs well in fertile, well-drained soils
• Suitable for home gardens and edible landscapes

Specifications

• Scientific Name: Capsicum spp.
• Common Name (US): Hot Chili Pepper
• Seed Type / Variety: Mixed Variety
• Growth Habit: Bushy annual plant
• USDA Zones: 3-11 grown as an annual; 9-11 as perennial
• Planting Season: Spring
• Growing Season: Summer to Fall
• Sowing Season: January-April indoors; March-May outdoors
• Sowing Season with Specific Months: January, February, March, April, May
• Germination Time and Conditions: 7-21 days at 70-85°F in warm, moist soil
• Sunlight Requirements: Full sun
• Soil Requirements: Fertile, well-drained loamy soil
• Watering Needs: Moderate; keep soil evenly moist
• Mature Plant Size: 18-48 inches tall and 18-24 inches wide
• Plant Spacing: 18-24 inches apart