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Arizona Cooperative Extension provides information about 1) peppers' environmental preferences, 2) cultural practices and common problems in planting peppers, and 3) harvesting and storage methods 

The Vegetable Research and Information Center provides information about 1) bell/chili pepper production in California, 2) home garden peppers, 3) integrated pest management for peppers, and 4) postharvest.  

  • Eggplant, Peppers, &Okra Gardening Guide (National Gardening Association)

- Pepper Types- Starting Eggplant, Pepper, and Okra Seeds Indoors- Fertilizing Eggplant, Peppers, and Okra- Harvesting Eggplant, Peppers and Okra 

This University of Missouri Extension page lists frequently asked questions and answers regarding pepper gardening. 

This Fact Sheet shows how to grow cucumbers, peppers, squash, and tomatoes in containers. and provides information about type of container, starting the plants, soil mix, staking the plant, planting, growth, and suggested varieties. 

  • Growing Peppers (Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences Cooperative Extension)

Penn State Extension Service provides culture and varieties for the home gardener and bedding plant grower. 

This Fact Sheet provides pepper gardening information about climatic requirements, soil requirements, suggested varieties, establishing the planting, cultural practices, and harvest and storage. 

North Carolina State University Horticulture Information Leaflets provides pepper gardening information including soils, fertilizer and pH, varieties, seeding, irrigation, disease/insect control, and harvesting. 

  • Pepper (Mississippi State University Extension Service)

Mississippi State University Extension Service provides general information about peppers and suggests pepper varieties for gardening. 

  • Pepper (the University of Florida, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, UF/IFAS)

UF/IFAS provides pepper planting information for home gardeners as well as farmers in Florida. 

This Texas A&M University page lists frequently asked questions and answers regarding pepper gardening. 

  • Peppers (Clemson University Extension Service)

Home & Garden Information Center at Clemson University offers pepper gardening information including planting dates, fertilizing, watering, and so forth.  

The Gardener's Network provides information about varieties, days to maturity, sowing, insects and pets, and diseases in growing peppers. 

  • Peppers (Home and Gardening Series of University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service)

University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension provides well-organized pepper gardening information. The information includes 1) environment, 2) cultural practices, 3) planting time, 4) spacing and depth of planting, 5) care tips, 6) harvesting, 7) common problems such as insects and disease, and 8) frequently asked questions. 

This page provides information about 1) Plant Characteristics, 2) Growing information, and 3) Varieties. 

The Vegetable Dictionary of University of Illinois Extension briefly introduces pepper's history and origin, pepper-planting calendar, seeding, and harvesting processes. 

Virginia Cooperative Extension Service provides general information for pepper gardening. The information includes environmental preferences, culture, cultural practices, common problems, and harvesting and storage. 

University of Illinois Extension provides pepper gardening information including varieties, when to plant, spacing & depth, care, harvesting, common problems, and growing Q&A.

 

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