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When to Plant Peppers in Tennessee
UT Extension gives one set of dates for peppers for the whole state: spring planting runs May 1 to Jun 15.
Photo: Pepper plant in a kitchen garden loaded with green, yellow and red peppers. NPS, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
When to plant peppers in your county
Every county uses the same statewide dates.
Published dates for peppers in Tennessee
| Type | Season | Region | Published dates | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pepper | spring | Tennessee (statewide) | Spring planting: 5/1 to 6/15 | W 346-B, p. 7, Table 5 |
More planting dates for Tennessee
Planting dates for each crop in Tennessee, from the UT Extension calendar.
Planting peppers in Tennessee: questions
When do you plant peppers in Tennessee?
UT Extension gives one set of dates for peppers for the whole state: spring planting runs May 1 to Jun 15.
Can I plant peppers in the fall in Tennessee?
The UT Extension calendar used here lists no fall window for peppers.
How does frost timing change peppers planting?
Spring windows follow the last frost and fall windows end before the first frost. See the Tennessee frost dates page for your county.
Where do these dates for peppers come from?
W 346-B Backyard Vegetables: The Tennessee Vegetable Garden – Garden Planning, Plant Preparation and Planting.
Why do the dates differ by county?
One statewide set of dates applies to every county.
Photos: Pepper plant in a kitchen garden loaded with green, yellow and red peppers: NPS, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons; Mountain stream through fall foliage in Great Smoky Mountains National Park: Don Sniegowski, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Lone Mountain rising above fields in Morgan County, Tennessee: Brian Stansberry, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Mixed pine and hardwood forest on Brush Mountain in the Citico Creek Wilderness, Tennessee: Brian Stansberry, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Fall color over the French Broad River from Chimney Rocks in Cherokee National Forest near Del Rio, Tennessee: AppalachianCentrist, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Ripe red tomatoes on the vine: Softeis, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Potato plant growing in a garden bed: Kolforn (Kolforn), CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Field of sweet corn in summer: Marathon, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Clusters of long green bean pods hanging from a climbing bean vine: Nirajan_pant, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Cucumber plants growing in a greenhouse bed: HARTLEPOOLMARINA2014, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Squash plant with yellow blossoms and spreading stems in a straw-mulched garden: Mary O'Neill, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons; Leaf lettuce growing in a garden: GT1976, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Long rows of green onion plants growing in sandy farm soil: ליזי שאנן, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons.