Jimmy Nardello
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Soil
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Fertilizer
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Pollination
Chile peppers easily self-pollinate, but insects can cross-pollinate different varieties
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Houston planting window
Transplant Mar–Apr or Jul–Aug · Transplant Apr or Aug
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What it is
A pepper in the Capsicum annuum species, a frost-tender plant in the nightshade family.
NC State ExtensionWhy grow/eat it
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Harvest in Houston
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Container tips
Needs full sun but handles heat and drought. Start seeds indoors 6–8 weeks before the last frost.
NC State ExtensionCautions
Watch for aphids, whiteflies, cutworms and pepper maggots. Sensitive to Verticillium wilt and mosaic virus.
NC State ExtensionSources
- https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/capsicum-annuum/
- https://pubs.nmsu.edu/_h/H262/index.html
- https://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/08/EHT-127.pdf
- https://harris.agrilife.org/files/2019/03/Vegetable-Planting-Chart-2019.pdf
- https://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2013/09/EHT-038.pdf