NC STATE UNIVERSITY
Horticulture Information Leaflet 8021
Revised
1/01
— Author Reviewed
1/01
College of Agriculture & Life Sciences
Department of Horticultural Science HOME GARDEN PEPPER PRODUCTION
(BELL, SMALL FRUIT AND PIMENTO)1
Douglas C. Sanders, Extension Horticultural Specialist
Charles W. Avene, Extension Plant Pathologist
Kenneth A. Sorensen,ExtensionEntomologist
I By following the steps listed below you
will be able to produce earlier peppers
with higher yields and better quality.
Plants and Plant Beds
(See AG-337, Production of Commercial
Vegetable Transplants, for more detailed
infonnation.)
1 . The following varieties have performed
well in North Carolina:
Bell — Keystone Resistant Giant Strain
3 (71 days), Yolo Wonder L (80 days),
King Arthur (67 days).
Small fruit — Banana Supreme (70
days), Hy-Fry (60 days), Biscayne (70
days), Key Largo (62 days) Cubanelle
(65 days), Gypsy (60 days), Hungarian
Sweet Wax (68 days).
Hot — Red Cherry (78 days), Red
Cherry (Small) (75 days). Red Cherry
(Large) (75 days) (may be too large),
Anaheim Chili TMR 23 (75 days),
AnchoVilla (80 days), Early Jalopeno
(63 days), Mitla (62 days jalopeno),
Hungarian Yellow Wax (68 days),
Habanero (100 days) [very hot].
Pimento — Pimento Select (73 days).
True Heart Perfection (80 days).
Obtain certified seed produced under
disease conditions of the arid, western
part of the United States.
Transplant as shown in Table 1 .
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2.
3.
Table 1.
When to transplant peppers
infield.
Region
Sow
Seedbed
Transplant
in Field
(after frost)
Coastal
Plain
Jan. 15 to
Feb. 15
April
Piedmont
Feb. 1
to Mar. 1
April to
May
Mountains
Feb. 15
to Mar. 15
May
1 See Commercial Pepper Production in
North Carolina (AG 387) for more detailed
and complete information.
4. Overcrowding in the plant bed is one of
the biggest problems with the
development of stocky plants. Sow seed
8 to 10 weeks before plants are to be set
in the field. Water bed thoroughly and
uniformly after seeding.
5 . If “damping-off’ appears, drench plant
bed with a fungicide* (according to
manufacturer’s directions). Spray or
dust with fungicide if blue mold appeal's
in plant bed. Damping-off and mold
should not be problems if the bed was
fumigated, is well-drained, and well-
ventilated.
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