What they mean by when it's time is after the last frost or when there will be no more frosts in your area. (because it wacks them bad)
You can avoid that with young ones cheaply and pretty cool by cutting the bottoms out of 2 liter cola bottles and using them as mini greenhouses. The catch heat in the day and retain it at night, which in northern climates helps peppers a lot. Peppers like it real warm, they even like the grond warm. Many gardeners use black plastic around their peppers to catch the sunlight and make the ground warmer than it would be. A good rule for trying something in the garden new is just plant more of them than you think you want and give yourself some mistake room. Then you will usually have something to give to your neighbors and there is nothing more fun than giving away great veggies, people love them.
|