
Cayenne pepper plant loaded with fruits.įor example, here in zone 6a we plant our pepper seeds in mid-March. This date varies by location, so use your hardiness zone to learn when your last frost typically occurs. In short, plant pepper seeds indoors 6-8 weeks before the last chance of frost.

If you live in hardiness zones 3-7 where the last frost is in April or May, starting plants indoors gives your pepper plants the longer growing season that they need.


If you’ve had this experience, you can try these methods on how to increase pepper plant yields. There’s nothing more disappointing than waiting all season, catering to your pepper plants only to harvest two or three measly peppers.
