Use this free 2026 schedule without an account. Compare calculated planting windows, then carry the same frost dates into the planner and adjust them for your garden.
Compare the planting methods supported for peppers. Dates change when you choose a different planning year. Unsupported methods remain unavailable rather than receiving an invented date.
Peppers
Start indoors
Jan 28 – Feb 11
Transplant
Apr 22
Direct sow
Not supported by current crop data
Spring harvest estimate
Jul 1 – Jul 11
Fall sow
Not supported by current crop data
Fall harvest estimate
Not supported by current crop data
Soil requirement: 60°F. Maturity: 70-80 days. Best as transplants in short seasons.
Plan the planting space
Seed or planting depth: 0.25 inches. In-row spacing: 18-24 inches. Between rows: 24-36 inches. Light: full sun.
These are crop-level assumptions. Check your variety’s instructions and actual soil conditions. Harvest estimates use 70-80 days from the supported outdoor planting window.
Use the selected station as a reference for planning, then check local conditions before planting. Indoor seedlings still need hardening and suitable outdoor conditions; a frost date alone is not a transplanting instruction. Utah State University planting date calculator.
Frost reference: Apr 8 in spring; Oct 31 in fall. SALT LAKE CITY INTL AP, UT US (USW00024127), 1991–2020 NOAA normals, 50% probability at 32°F. The selected representative station is 4.3 miles from the city reference point; it is not a measurement at your garden.
Source retrieved 2026-10-10. Calculation build: 2026-10-10 UTC. Selected planning year: 2026. Autumn buffer: 10 days. Planting and harvest windows use the same crop offsets and maturity ranges as the free planner.
50% probability frost normals are estimates, not frost-safe planting guarantees.
These are 1991–2020 normals, not live weather or current soil temperatures.
Local elevation, exposure and soil readiness can change planting decisions.
Harvest windows use crop maturity ranges and do not guarantee a fall harvest.
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