Pepper
Seed # 230
Basic Information
- Seed Number
- 230
- Seed Name
- Pepper
- Variety
- Fire & Ice
- Category
- Nightshade
- Plant Family
- Solanaceae
- Plant Type
- Hot / Ornamental Pepper
- Planting Method
- Start Indoors
- Seed Status
- Active
- Created
- 2026-09-14 16:39:15
- Updated
- Not recorded
Planting Information
- Start Planting Date
- Feb 24
- Last Recommended Planting Date
- Jun 15
- Plantable Months
- February, March, May, June
- Indoor Start
- Feb 24 – Mar 10
- Direct Sow
- Not recorded
- Transplant
- May 15 – Jun 15
- Indoor Start Weeks Before Frost
- Not recorded
- Transplant Weeks After Frost
- Not recorded
- Germination Days
- 7–14 days
- Harvest/Maturity
- 80–90 days From transplant
- Succession Planting
- Not recorded
Growing Conditions
- Ideal Soil Temperature
- 75-85°F
- Planting Depth
- 1/4 in
- Plant Spacing
- 18 in
- Row Spacing
- 24 in
- Thin-To Spacing
- Not recorded
- Sun Requirements
- Full Sun
- Water Needs
- Moderate; evenly moist
- Soil Preference
- Rich, well-drained soil
- Minimum Container Size
- 3+ gal
- Plant Height
- Not recorded
- Perennial/Biennial Status
- Annual
- Container Friendly
- Yes
- Trellis/Support Needed
- No
- Frost Tolerant
- No
- Heat Tolerant
- Yes
- Drought Tolerant
- No
- Pollinator Friendly
- No
- Medicinal
- No
Garden Uses
Container Culinary Ornamental Seed SavingCompanion Planting
No companion relationships recorded.
Storage
- Seed Source/Brand
- Not recorded
- Packet Year
- Not recorded
- Quantity Notes
- Not recorded
- Purchase Date
- Not recorded
- Expiration Year
- Not recorded
- Storage Box
- Not recorded
- Container
- Not recorded
- Envelope
- Not recorded
- Row
- Not recorded
- Slot
- Not recorded
- Storage Notes
- Not recorded
Notes
Ornamental but edible hot pepper; MIgardener lists about 5,000 SHU and 80-90 days to maturity. Use standard warm-season pepper seed-starting timing for Zone 6B.