DescriptionPlant seeds no deeper than ¼” deep.Growing hot peppers in the Sunshine State is easy and fun! Hot Peppers can be ground in the ground or in a container and thrive in full sun most of the year. However, during the Summer Growing Season, we recommend your pepper plants be exposed to partial sun. Fortunately, hot peppers will continue producing, even in the hottest, most humid part of the Florida Summer.If your soil is sandy and loamy, add some organic matter, compost, or gardening soil to encourage more vigorous growth. Make sure that the soil is well-drained.The “heat” flavor of peppers is measured in Scoville Units. To give you an idea, Green Bell Peppers, rank at 0 Scoville Units, or “no heat”. A jalapeno has a rating of about 2,000 to 5,000 in Scoville Units. Purple Cayenne Pepper has a rating between 30,000 and 50,000 Scoville Units.Below is a link to the University of Florida page, elaborating on growing Hot Peppers in Florida!https://gardeningsolutions.ifas.ufl.edu/plants/edibles/vegetables/hot-peppers.html
