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Crop dates by placePepper Planting Dates by State and Region
Published pepper planting windows for 5 places, with the source and the caveats you need before you use them.
Across the 3 places in this data set, the transplanting window begins as early as May 10 (Central Illinois) and as late as Jun 15 (Northern Illinois). The middle of the range starts around May 15.
| Place | Planting | Harvest |
|---|---|---|
| Central Illinois | Transplanting: May 10 to July 15 | |
| Minnesota | Start indoors: mid march (start seeds indoors); Planting: early june | |
| New Hampshire | Start indoors: start seeds indoors 8-10 weeks before setting out; Transplanting: transplant 2 weeks after last frost | |
| Northern Illinois | Transplanting: June 15 to July 30 | |
| Southern Illinois | Transplanting: May 15 to June 30 |
Calendar view
| Item | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Illinois transplanting | Transplanting window in May | Transplanting window in June | Transplanting window in July | |||||||||
| Minnesota start indoors | Start indoors window in March | |||||||||||
| Minnesota planting | Planting window in June | |||||||||||
| New Hampshire start indoors | Timing in table above | |||||||||||
| New Hampshire transplanting | Timing in table above | |||||||||||
| Northern Illinois transplanting | Transplanting window in June | Transplanting window in July | ||||||||||
| Southern Illinois transplanting | Transplanting window in May | Transplanting window in June | ||||||||||
Frost-date caveat: ranges blur real differences inside a state or region. Use them to plan, then fit them to your last frost date, soil temperature and field conditions.
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Last reviewed: November 2026. Source: Illinois Extension - When to Plant (Home Vegetable Gardening).