Pepper (Capsicum) — Perma Wiki

What it needs & gives back

↓ Needs

Sunlightfull sun to partial shade

Watermoderate to high

↑ Gives back

Biomassmedium

Tomato

Tomatoes and peppers are often grown together and benefit from similar growing conditions.

Basil

Basil is said to improve the flavor of peppers and repel some pests.

Common bean

Nitrogen-fixing benefits the peppers.

Onion

Onions can deter some pests.

Emergence

Seeds germinate when soil temperatures are consistently warm.

Flowering

Flowering typically begins 60-90 days after emergence and continues for an extended period.

Fruiting

Fruit development follows flowering, continuing through the warm season.

Harvest

Harvest can begin about a month after fruiting starts and continues as fruits mature.

Senescence

Plants decline and die back with the first autumn frost.

Timing is relative to your local season (temperate Northern Hemisphere).

Drainagewell-drained

Nitrogen fixingNo

MycorrhizalYes

Soil textureloam, sandy loam

Organic matterMedium

Compaction toleranceLow

Methodsseed

Difficulty2 / 5

Establishes in~1 yr

Attractsbees, hoverflies

Can host pestsaphids, spider mites, whiteflies, pepper weevil

Can host diseasesbacterial spot, phytophthora blight, anthracnose