Description
Plant seeds no deeper than ¼” deep.
Growing hot peppers in the Sunshine State is easy and fun! Hot Pepper can be ground in the ground or in a container and thrive in full sun most of the year. However, during the Summer Growing Season, we recommend your pepper plants be exposed to partial sun. Fortunately, hot peppers will continue producing, even in the hottest, most humid part of the Florida Summer.
If your soil is sandy and loamy, add some organic matter, compost, or gardening soil to encourage more vigorous growth. Make sure that the soil is well-drained.
The “heat” flavor of peppers is measured in Scoville Units. To give you an idea, Green Bell Peppers, rank at 0 Scoville Units, or “no heat”. A jalapeno has a rating of about 2,000 to 5,000 in Scoville Units. The Orange Habanero has a rating between 150,000 and 350,000 Scoville Units.
Below is a link to the University of Florida page, elaborating on growing Hot Peppers in Florida!
https://gardeningsolutions.ifas.ufl.edu/plants/edibles/vegetables/hot-peppers.html
Penny Ashley (verified owner) –
Great germination rate. All in containers and did very well. I got about 10 peppers per plant at once. Plant started flowering again after I started picking mature peppers.
Ashley Grant (verified owner) –
Great germination rate. They did very well in containers. I got about 10 peppers per plant. When I started picking mature peppers, the plant started flowering again.