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79 vegetables you can grow from seed, from easy to challenging. 42 of them grow in pots.

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Banana peppers, three pale green tapered pods with stems on a white background

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Banana Pepper

Capsicum annuum

Banana peppers are mild, sweet Capsicum annuum peppers that grow best in full sun with evenly moist soil. Start seeds indoors about 6 to 8 weeks before the last frost, then set plants out after frost danger has passed.

Sun
Full sun
Ready in
70–85 days from transplanting
Sow
6 mm
Difficulty: EasyRead the full growing guide

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When to start each seed

Counted from your area's average last spring frost date. Find yours from a local weather service or garden center, then count back or forward.

  1. 8+ weeks before

    Start indoors early

  2. 4–7 weeks before

    Indoors or a cold frame

  3. 1–3 weeks before

    Hardy seeds go out

  4. From the last frost

    Sow at or after the last frost

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Days from sowing until the first shoots appear, in good conditions.

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Safe around cats and dogs

Listed as non-toxic to both cats and dogs. Each seed's page has the details.

Not safe for pets: onion, purslane, sweet onion, tomato.

Small spaces

Perfect for pots and balconies

Every seed here grows in a container. Where it's known, you'll see the smallest pot to use.

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How many vegetables are on SeedBattle?
79 so far: acorn squash, armenian cucumber, artichoke, asparagus, banana pepper, beefsteak tomato, beet, bell pepper, black bean, bok choy, bottle gourd, brandywine tomato, broccoli, brussels sprouts, bush bean, butterhead lettuce, butternut squash, cabbage, cardoon, carrot, cherry tomato, chicory, collard greens, cranberry bean, cucumber, daikon, delicata squash, edamame, eggplant, english cucumber, fava bean, florence fennel, garden cress, giant pumpkin, green bean, heirloom tomato, kabocha squash, kale, kidney bean, kohlrabi, lacinato kale, lettuce, loose-leaf lettuce, miner's lettuce, mustard greens, napa cabbage, oakleaf lettuce, okra, onion, pattypan squash, pea shoots, pimento pepper, pinto bean, pole bean, pumpkin, purple carrot, purslane, radish, red cabbage, romaine lettuce, romanesco, roma tomato, rutabaga, salsify, san marzano tomato, savoy cabbage, scallion, shallot, snow pea, spinach, sugar snap pea, sweet corn, sweet onion, swiss chard, tomatillo, tomato, turnip, watercress and yellow squash. A new one appears here as soon as its page is published.
Which vegetables are easiest to grow from seed?
34 are rated easy: acorn squash, banana pepper, black bean, bush bean, butterhead lettuce, carrot, chicory, collard greens, cranberry bean, edamame, garden cress, green bean, kabocha squash, kale, kidney bean, kohlrabi, lettuce, loose-leaf lettuce, miner's lettuce, mustard greens, oakleaf lettuce, pea shoots, pinto bean, pole bean, purslane, radish, romaine lettuce, salsify, scallion, snow pea, spinach, swiss chard, tomatillo and turnip. 43 are rated moderate: armenian cucumber, asparagus, beefsteak tomato, beet, bell pepper, bok choy, bottle gourd, brandywine tomato, broccoli, butternut squash, cabbage, cardoon, cherry tomato, cucumber, daikon, delicata squash, eggplant, english cucumber, fava bean, florence fennel, giant pumpkin, heirloom tomato, lacinato kale, napa cabbage, okra, onion, pattypan squash, pimento pepper, pumpkin, purple carrot, red cabbage, romanesco, roma tomato, rutabaga, san marzano tomato, savoy cabbage, shallot, sugar snap pea, sweet corn, sweet onion, tomato, watercress and yellow squash. 2 are rated challenging: artichoke and brussels sprouts. Our editors rate each seed by how easily it grows from seed.
Which vegetables grow in pots?
42 of the 79: banana pepper, beefsteak tomato, beet, bell pepper, bok choy, brandywine tomato, bush bean, butterhead lettuce, butternut squash, cardoon, carrot, cherry tomato, cucumber, eggplant, english cucumber, fava bean, florence fennel, garden cress, green bean, heirloom tomato, kale, kidney bean, lacinato kale, lettuce, loose-leaf lettuce, mustard greens, napa cabbage, oakleaf lettuce, okra, pea shoots, pimento pepper, pinto bean, purslane, radish, romaine lettuce, roma tomato, san marzano tomato, scallion, spinach, tomatillo, tomato and watercress, going by our editors' research. Where the smallest pot to use is known, you'll find it on the seed's page.
Can I narrow the vegetables down further?
Yes. The seed list filters them by difficulty, by sun and by whether they grow in pots, and you can combine the filters.
Where do the growing facts come from?
Every growing fact is researched and reviewed by our editors before a seed page goes live.

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