Ancho Poblano Pepper

Certified Organic

Capsicum annuum

Poblanos are fresh & green; Chile Anchos ripe & dried.

Ancho Poblano represent the golden mean of the pepper universe. They've got some spice, but you can easily chomp right into them. They've got some genuine pepper flavor, but it's muted a bit by the heat. They're great fresh, cooked, pickled, dried, or blistered in fire when fully ripe. They grow abundantly on bushes that reach nearly three feet tall. Plant early, though, if your goal is to maximize the number of ripe pods you get; they do require a fairly long growing season.

You can buy these dried peppers in a plastic bag or grow 10 times as many in your garden, fresh! Read more about preserving your peppers on our blog.

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Pepper seed requires heat to germinate; it just won't do much in cool soil. So the first trick is to find a spot that is steadily warm; usinag a heat mat is ideal, but above the fridge may work, as might a spot near the woodstove. Sow pepper seeds at least 6-8 weeks before your last frost date; they mature later in the season than tomatoes, and to get a good crop of ripe peppers requires an early start. (If you prefer green peppers, you've got more flexibility.) Sow peppers about a quarter-inch deep in soil blocks or plug trays. Give them a good ten to fourteen days to germinate before thinking of giving up on them. Once up, peppers grow quite slowly when young and, again, require warmth to grow quickly. Peppers should not be transplanted until the weather is settled, usually about two weeks after tomatoes go in. Space them about 18" apart. Row cover provides a warm microclimate for quicker growth. Although most pepper plants stay much smaller than tomato vines, their stems are weak and, when loaded with fruit, they tend to blow over in late summer storms. They can easily be staked to prevent this.

Days to Germination 7 to 14 days
Days to Maturity 75 days from transplant
Planting Depth ¼ inch
Spacing in Row 18 inches
Spacing Between Rows 36 inches
Height at Maturity 36 inches
Sun Preference Full Sun

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