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Paprika
beginner difficulty · hardiness zones 1–13
- Methods
- traditional
- Planting window
- Year-round reference
- Greenhouse
- Not required
- Compact variant
- Not noted
Production planning estimate
Plan around lb of sweet red peppers
A starting estimate is 0.2 lb of dried ground paprika per lb of fresh peppers. Work back from how much you go through in a year to see how much that takes to make.
What you'll need
— lb of sweet red peppers
Planning note: Dry ripe sweet red peppers fully, then grind to a fine powder. A dehydrator makes this far more practical than air-drying at home. Most cooks just buy this at the store, but it is easy to make in small batches from a home pepper harvest.