# 470 - Planting Day: Peppers – when to plant, what to know, and exactly what to do step by step

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Podcast: [The Beginner's Garden with Jill McSheehy](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-beginner-s-garden-with-jill-mcsheehy-743200)
Published: 2026-05-05T10:06:00+00:00
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## Resource

You've been waiting all spring to get those peppers in the ground. But planting day isn't just about digging a hole and dropping them in — and this year, I learned some things I didn't expect. In this episode, I'm sharing my full pepper planting day guide, including what I had to research when my plants were ready before my garden was. Keywords: planting peppers, pepper transplants, chilling injury peppers. Free Download: Tomato Quick-Start Growing Guide Growing peppers usually means you're growing tomatoes too. This free guide covers variety selection, timing, pruning, and harvest — with a decade of podcast episodes, videos, and articles all in one place. 👉 https://journeywithjill.net/tomato-guide Key Takeaways: Peppers are more cold-sensitive than tomatoes — soil temperature, air temperature, and overnight lows all matter before you plant Chilling injury is real: cold damage above freezing can cause yellowing, wilting, and stunted growth that lingers for weeks Lignification (the stem going woody early) is a sign your transplant has waited too long — pot up rather than wait if you're in this situation Plant at the same depth as the pot, add support immediately, and water in well to eliminate air pockets Skip the flower pinching unless your plant was stressed during hardening off — the science is murky and most healthy plants do fine without it Chapters: 00:00 Welcome and tomato resource mention 02:55 Why peppers need extra care at planting time 03:40 When to plant: soil temp, air temp, and overnight lows 06:10 Chilling injury explained — symptoms and what's happening inside the plant 13:05 Lignification: why waiting too long in the pot is a real problem 18:20 My lose-lose dilemma — and what I'd do differently 19:30 What to do with root-bound transplants 20:45 Sweet pe…

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