Grow guide
How to grow Fresno
Capsicum annuum
- Type
- Pepper
- Zones
- USDA zones 3–11
- Sun
- Full
- Time to harvest
- 70–80 days
- Spacing
- 18″ apart
- Density
- 1 per sq ft
- Habit
- Upright
- Frost tolerance
- Tender
- Sowing
- Start indoors, then transplant
- Start indoors
- 8 weeks before last frost
Care
- Water Weekly
- Fertilize At transplant
- Harvest As needed
Notes
Cone-shaped chile ripens green to red; similar heat to jalapeno (2,500-10,000 SHU) with smoother skin and slightly fruitier flavor.
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