When to plant chili pepper in Orlando

In Orlando, typical last spring frost is January 19 and typical first fall frost is January 18. Typical last spring frost: January 19. Chili pepper in Orlando is a good fit outdoors. The suitable growing window of 265 days covers the 60–100 days this plant usually needs.

Chili pepper

How to grow Chili pepper Orlando climate Weekly temperatures and windows

Where are you growing?

Comfortable

Comfortable in greenhouse

Tight fit in a cold frame

Chili pepper in Orlando is a good fit outdoors. The suitable growing window of 265 days covers the 60–100 days this plant usually needs.

Start indoors: December 22 – February 15
Transplant outside: February 23 – April 19
Harvest: April 24 – July 28
Season vs crop: 265 grow days vs 60–100 needed
Typical frost (last spring – first fall): January 19 – January 18

Chili pepper in Orlando is a good fit outdoors. The suitable growing window of 265 days covers the 60–100 days this plant usually needs.

Planting conditions

Start indoors
Harden off
Transplant outside
Grow outdoors
Harvest

Local activity windows for this place and growing method. Blue fill is usually too cold for this plant. Dashed lines are typical last and first frost.

Suitable growing days in a row265

Days to harvest60–100 days from transplant

Dec 22 – Feb 15

Start indoors

Feb 16 – Feb 22

Harden off

February 23

Transplant outside

Feb 24 – Apr 23

Grow outdoors

Apr 24 – Jul 28

Harvest

Activity	Window	Notes
Start indoors	Dec 22 – Feb 15	Sow indoors before the outdoor window.
Harden off	Feb 16 – Feb 22	Acclimate seedlings outdoors before planting.
Transplant outside	February 23	Move plants outside on this day (start of the plant-out window).
Grow outdoors	Feb 24 – Apr 23	Plants grow outdoors until harvest.
Harvest	Apr 24 – Jul 28	Expected harvest from typical days to harvest.

Start indoors
Harden off
Transplant outside
Grow outdoors
Harvest

Blue fill is usually too cold for this plant. Dashed lines are typical last and first frost (35 seasons (1991–2025)). Adjust a week or two for your conditions.

Planting and growing across the year

Planting is the sow / plant-out window. Growing is daytime air versus this plant’s ideal (21 – 32 °C70 – 90 °F21 – 32 °C (70 – 90 °F)) and tolerable (16 – 35 °C61 – 95 °F16 – 35 °C (61 – 95 °F)) ranges.

Ideal / plantable
Tolerable
Too cold
Too hot
Outside window

Planting uses sow / plant-out rules; growing shows daytime air against this plant’s ideal and tolerable ranges.

Key dates

Typical last spring frostJanuary 19

Low-risk last spring frostFebruary 9

Typical first fall frostJanuary 18

Low-risk first fall frostDecember 20

Frost-free days363

Earliest indoor seed startDecember 22

Latest indoor seed startFebruary 15

Transplant outdoorsFebruary 23 – April 19

Direct sow windownot recommended here

Suitable growing windowFebruary 23 – November 14 (265 days)

Expected harvestApril 24 – July 28

How these dates are judged

Ideal conditions: Daytime air from 21 – 32 °C70 – 90 °F21 – 32 °C (70 – 90 °F).
Suitable conditions: Daytime air from 16 – 35 °C61 – 95 °F16 – 35 °C (61 – 95 °F).
Last frost and first frost: Typical spring and fall frost dates for Orlando, shown in the key dates.
Days to harvest: 60–100 days from transplant, from typical days to harvest.
Sowing window: Dated sow and harvest bars use frost dates, soil minima, night limits, and last-sow count-back from typical crop timing. Air ratings on the weekly chart colour only weeks inside that same window — see weekly temperatures and windows.

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Calculated by Plan & Plant. Method. Data 35 seasons (1991–2025).

Frost and suitability dates are typical figures from climate statistics.

Based on 35 years (1991–2025) of ERA5-Land data from Open-Meteo, for an area of about 10 km. Typical dates, not a guarantee.

Dates for Orlando use ERA5-Land cell 28.54, -81.38. How we calculated this · Algorithm 2026-10-season-10.

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