When to plant pepper (sweet & chili) in Davao City
Davao City is frost-free, so pepper (sweet & chili)'s dates key off the local wet and dry seasons and monthly temperatures — not a frost date.
Step 1 · Sow
Direct sow outdoors
Oct 1 – Jan 31
Sow straight into warm, workable soil.
Step 2 · Harvest
Harvest window
Dec 5 – Dec 30
Picking runs until conditions turn against the crop.
Window
Days to maturity
65 – 90 d
From sowing to first pick.
Common questions
When can I sow pepper (sweet & chili) outdoors in Davao City?
Direct-sow around early October (Oct 1–Jan 31) in Davao City, based on its local frost dates. Confidence 65%.
When will pepper (sweet & chili) be ready to harvest in Davao City?
Expect to harvest from around early December (Dec 5–Dec 30) in Davao City, based on its local frost dates. Confidence 58%.
The rule of thumb
Davao City never frosts, so timing is about heat and the wet/dry seasons, not frost. Sow pepper (sweet & chili) into its window above and keep it watered. Every date here is modelled from Davao City's monthly climate normals, not frost dates.
Confidence 65/100 · Curated · based on NASA POWER (modeled) 1991–2020 · modelled from climate normals.