Here's my updated view on the differences of pepper needs vs. tomato needs:
* Peppers are ideally started earlier than tomatoes if you have a short season.
* Peppers in the ground have a stronger need for mulch than tomatoes.
* Peppers don't need to be caged as often as tomatoes.
* Aphids and whiteflies seem to be more of a threat to peppers than tomatoes (if you leave them on), in my experience (but they're easily taken care of, too, if you don't want to leave them on).
* I've never had cutworms sever a pepper (I'm sure it can happen, though), but I've had tomatoes fall victim to them.
* It's easier to get fruit indoors on peppers.
* Peppers seem to like heat more than tomatoes.
* Cool nights seem to bother peppers more than they do tomatoes.
* More pepper plants can often be grown in a space than tomatoes (but there are small tomato breeds, too).
* Peppers grow more slowly than tomatoes. You don't generally have to worry about peppers smothering anything (but tomatoes are often willing to smother other stuff).
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