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🥕 Poblano / Ancho Pepper

Capsicum annuum
vegetables annual
☀️ Sun
full sun
💧 Water
moderate
🗺️ Zones
[4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11]
🧪 Soil pH
6.0-7.0
🪴 Soil Type
well-drained, rich
📏 Spacing
18-24 inches
📐 Height
2-3 ft
⏱️ Maturity
65-80 days (green); 80-100 (red/ripe)

🤝 Companions (3)

🤝 Basil
Repels aphids, thrips, and mosquitoes; improves growth
🤝 Oregano
Low groundcover; repels pests; both love hot sun
🤝 marigold
Nematode control; attracts pollinators

⚠️ Keep Apart (1)

⚠️ Fennel
Allelopathic

📝 Growing Notes

The workhorse pepper of Mexican cuisine. Green poblanos for chiles rellenos (the best pepper dish ever invented). Let them ripen red, dry them, and they become ancho chiles — the fruity, mild backbone of authentic mole. One pepper, two completely different ingredients.

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