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🌱 Black Pepper

Piper nigrum
exotics Perennial Vine Piperaceae
☀️ Sun
Partial Shade
💧 Water
High
🗺️ Zones
10-12
🧪 Soil pH
5.5-7.0
🪴 Soil Type
Rich, moist
🚿 Drainage
Well-drained
📏 Spacing
6-10 ft
📐 Height
Climbing 15-30 ft

🤝 Companions (2)

🤝 Comfrey
Dynamic accumulator
🤝 Marigold
Universal companion

⚠️ Keep Apart (1)

⚠️ Walnut
Juglone sensitive

📝 Growing Notes

Source of black pepper. Same fruit processed differently makes all pepper colors.

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Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds Johnny's Selected Seeds Botanical Interests True Leaf Market Burpee Territorial Seed Company

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