Crop directory
Peppers across all 50 states.
- Capsicum annuum
- Vegetable
- Frost Sensitive
- 70–100 days to maturity
- Soil-temp ≥ 60°F
Peppers (Capsicum annuum) is a vegetable crop with a frost sensitive frost profile. Across all 50 states, 49 have peppers as a primary crop, 1 as secondary, 0 as limited, and 0 as trial-only.
Agronomy reference
Peppers agronomy.
Soil-temp minimum
60°F
Soil-temp optimum
65–85°F
Days to maturity
70–100
Water (in/wk)
1–1.5"
Soil pH
6–6.8
Nitrogen demand
moderate
Source: plants.usda.gov
Primary in 49 states
Commercially significant or common.
- AlabamaZone 8aSpring · April 15–May 6
- AlaskaZone 4aSpring · June 15–July 6
- ArizonaZone 8bSpring · April 5–April 26
- ArkansasZone 7bSpring · April 26–May 17
- CaliforniaZone 9aSpring · March 22–April 12
- ColoradoZone 5bSpring · May 31–June 21
- ConnecticutZone 6bSpring · May 16–June 6
- DelawareZone 7aSpring · May 6–May 27
- FloridaZone 9bSpring · March 7–March 28
- GeorgiaZone 8aSpring · April 15–May 6
- IdahoZone 5bSpring · June 5–June 26
- IllinoisZone 6aSpring · May 16–June 6
- IndianaZone 6aSpring · May 22–June 12
- IowaZone 5aSpring · May 26–June 16
- KansasZone 6aSpring · May 16–June 6
- KentuckyZone 6bSpring · May 11–June 1
- LouisianaZone 9aSpring · March 26–April 16
- MaineZone 5aSpring · June 5–June 26
- MarylandZone 7aSpring · May 6–May 27
- MassachusettsZone 6aSpring · May 22–June 12
- MichiganZone 5bSpring · May 31–June 21
- MinnesotaZone 4aSpring · June 5–June 26
- MississippiZone 8aSpring · April 15–May 6
- MissouriZone 6bSpring · May 11–June 1
- MontanaZone 4bSpring · June 10–July 1
- NebraskaZone 5aSpring · May 26–June 16
- NevadaZone 7aSpring · May 16–June 6
- New HampshireZone 5bSpring · June 5–June 26
- New JerseyZone 7aSpring · May 11–June 1
- New MexicoZone 7aSpring · May 16–June 6
- New YorkZone 5bSpring · May 31–June 21
- North CarolinaZone 7bSpring · April 26–May 17
- North DakotaZone 4aSpring · June 10–July 1
- OhioZone 6aSpring · May 22–June 12
- OklahomaZone 7aSpring · May 1–May 22
- OregonZone 8aSpring · May 11–June 1
- PennsylvaniaZone 6bSpring · May 16–June 6
- Rhode IslandZone 7aSpring · May 11–June 1
- South CarolinaZone 8aSpring · April 20–May 11
- South DakotaZone 4bSpring · June 5–June 26
- TennesseeZone 7aSpring · May 1–May 22
- TexasZone 8bSpring · April 5–April 26
- UtahZone 6bSpring · May 22–June 12
- VermontZone 5aSpring · June 5–June 26
- VirginiaZone 7aSpring · May 6–May 27
- WashingtonZone 8aSpring · May 6–May 27
- West VirginiaZone 6bSpring · May 16–June 6
- WisconsinZone 5aSpring · May 31–June 21
- WyomingZone 4bSpring · June 15–July 6
Secondary in 1 states
Grown but not at scale; often gardens, food plots, cover.
Peppers planting in your county.
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