DibbleWhen to plant hot peppers in Zone 11
In Zone 11, the last spring frost usually passes around January 1 and the first fall frost arrives around December 31, leaving about 365 frost-free days. The windows below are computed from those frost dates, with the same math the Dibble app uses.
Frost-free, tropical. Year-round growing; timing follows wet/dry and heat, not frost.
Planting windows for hot peppers in Zone 11
| Task | Window |
|---|---|
| Start seeds indoors | Nov 6 to Nov 20 |
| Transplant | Jan 15 to Jan 29 |
| Estimated harvest | Apr 5 to Jun 14 |
The harvest estimate counts 80 days to maturity, then a picking window of about 70 days. These windows use typical frost dates for Zone 11; Dibble pins them to your exact ZIP code.
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Hot Pepper in a Zone 11 season
Zone 11 gives about 365 frost-free days. Hot Pepper needs roughly 80 days from transplant. That leaves about 285 days of slack, so there is room for a late start or a second planting.
How to grow hot peppers
Chilies need even more heat than sweet peppers. Start indoors 8 weeks before last frost and transplant 2 weeks after, into warm soil.
Companion plants
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Hot Pepper in other zones
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Hot Pepper: the full growing guide · The Zone 11 planting calendar · Every crop and zone
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Dates are estimates based on typical frost dates for the zone. Your yard has its own microclimate, so use them as a starting point and adjust as you learn your space.