Jalapeno and Banana Peppers

Soil Type: Bernow fine-loamy, siliceous, thermic Glossic Paleudalf. Other soils in the region are more or less sandy. A clay hardpan can exist close to the soil surface.

Location: Lane, Oklahoma.

Fertilizer:                                     Typical residue in spring (lbs/Acre)

Typical soil pH: 5-5.5

Add all fertilizer preplant at rates recommended by soil tests. A starter fertilizer, normally a soluble product, is added at transplanting.

Soil preparation: After soil is prepared beds are formed. Because soils are warm mulching is not necessary.

Row and plant spacing: Beds on 3 foot centers. A single row with 18 inches between plants.

Transplanting: Mid-July.

Summer planting window 15 July to 1 August using 6-week-old transplants.

Harvest: Once, based on pod size and/or color.

Water: This is the single most important factor in production of these types of peppers. It is beneficial to apply water at transplanting. A minimum of 2 inches of water per week is required during the growing season. If it is drier than normal than additional water will be required. Water can be supplied by overhead or drip irrigation.

Variation on the system:

Spring transplanting: A 15 April to 7 May transplanting window can be used with expectation of a harvest. The harvest from a spring planting will be less than that from the late summer planting, but it should be possible to have two crops in the year.