Ancho Poblano Hot Pepper Plant

Light Needs

Full Sun

(At Least 6 Hours Of Direct Sunlight)

Mature Height

3-4 Feet

Mature Spread

3-4 Feet

Rocking a solid 1000 to 1500 on the Scoville Scale, Ancho Poblano Hot Pepper Plant will add the spice of life to your landscape and your plate! This pepper is mature at any color–green, yellow, or red–once it reaches the expected length of 4 inches. These peppers are mildly hot and are perfect for adding some spice to any dish without overwhelming your taste buds. It is a culinary staple in Mexican and Latin American cooking. These peppers are good fresh or dried, so enjoy them year round. 

Ancho Poblano Hot Pepper Plant Care  

Hardy in zones 8 through 10, plant this pepper in an area that receives full sun. It prefers average to well-drained soil with a slightly acidic pH of 6.0 to 7.0. Space this plant about 3 to 4 feet away from other plants in order to account for its full spread. This variety grows best with warm days and cool nights, so transplant seedlings outside after chances of frost have passed. 

Growing Ancho Poblano Hot Pepper Plant

Taking 68 to 88 days to harvest, start your seedlings indoors, about 8 weeks before transplanting outside. Peppers are typically self-pollinating but do enjoy being planted next to other peppers to aid in the pollination process. This plant has a sturdy, upright form with a height and spread of 3 to 4 feet–perfect for raised beds, veggie beds, and containers. Take care not to plant them next to other nightshades or brassicas, as this will hinder their growth and development as well as that of neighboring plants. 

When growing in a container, these pepper plants require large pots, at least 1 gallon in size. Use a potting mix designed for vegetables and top-dress your plant with an inch of compost or well-decomposed manure. 

Watering Ancho Poblano Hot Pepper Plant

Water the roots and avoid splashing the leaves, fruits, and blossoms during hot summers. Drip irrigation or soaker hoses are the perfect way to water your plants deeply without wasting much time. Using this method, your plants should receive water about 2 or 3 inches deep. To tell if your plant needs water, push your finger into the soil up to your second knuckle, and if the soil feels dry, water it.

Feeding Ancho Poblano Hot Pepper Plant

In a ground bed, till compost or all-purpose fertilizer into the top 2 to 4 inches of soil before transplanting pepper seedlings in the spring. If planted in a container, fertilize with a water-soluble fertilizer six weeks after planting and add compost to top-dress the root zone. 

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