13 inches too close? - Page 3

AlittleSalt · March 29, 2016

After researching plant sizes a heights, it works out better to plant two rows of peppers out in the main garden. All of these peppers get at least 3 feet tall. That changes how many peppers go into two raised beds instead of 3 raised beds.

I am planting at 16"x16" instead of 13x13. I'm planting the shortest peppers in the front of the beds and taller ones in the back.

The extra raised bed will be used to plant some tomato plants that I was otherwise going to plant in our onion bed. (Which I really didn't want to do).

Planting two rows of peppers out in the main garden does mean losing one of the pole bean rows though. One 37' row of pole beans should be plenty for us anyway.

dmforcier · April 19, 2016

Saltie, I would stick with the wider spacing were I still growing in Georgia. But here in Texas the wind is a major consideration, pushing me toward closer spacing so that the young plants can support each other. Kinda depends on 1) whether you're going for max yield, 2) the varieties, 3) whether you can cage or stake, 4) whether the site is shielded from the worst of the wind.

Overall, I think your 16x16 spacing is a fair compromise. Good luck.

sdambr · April 19, 2016

Tobasco, hungarian wax, and bishops crown all grew very large for me. Maybe planting these together as to not completely cover the others. Many of the others are much shorter.

Looks great!

Compuaide · May 31, 2016

I ran across this a few months ago about pepper spacing. This is radical to what I have been doing all this time (12 " spacing) and thought I would give it a try with 6 of my pepperoncini plants in a corner of 1 of my raised beds.

We'll see what is up. And who would have thought that spreading out your thumb and pinky would be 9"?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hNWrF_01Dw

AlittleSalt · May 31, 2016

Compuaide, old threads are only dormant for while. I've woken up some from 2006.

Sue and dmforcier, April 19th is my birthday. I didn't see your replies until now. That was right before spending time in the ICU and hospital for days.

April 19, 2016	#32
dmforcier Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 3,825	Saltie, I would stick with the wider spacing were I still growing in Georgia. But here in Texas the wind is a major consideration, pushing me toward closer spacing so that the young plants can support each other. Kinda depends on 1) whether you're going for max yield, 2) the varieties, 3) whether you can cage or stake, 4) whether the site is shielded from the worst of the wind. Overall, I think your 16x16 spacing is a fair compromise. Good luck. __________________ Stupidity got us into this mess. Why can't it get us out? - Will Rogers

April 19, 2016	#33
sdambr Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 421	Tobasco, hungarian wax, and bishops crown all grew very large for me. Maybe planting these together as to not completely cover the others. Many of the others are much shorter. Looks great! __________________ Sue "There are only two ways to live your life: as though nothing is a miracle, or as though everything is a miracle." Albert Einstein

May 31, 2016	#34
Compuaide Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: New York 6b Posts: 50	Hate to ressurect an old thread but.. I ran across this a few months ago about pepper spacing. This is radical to what I have been doing all this time (12 " spacing) and thought I would give it a try with 6 of my pepperoncini plants in a corner of 1 of my raised beds. We'll see what is up. And who would have thought that spreading out your thumb and pinky would be 9"? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hNWrF_01Dw

March 29, 2016	#31
AlittleSalt BANNED FOR LIFE Join Date: May 2014 Posts: 13,333	After researching plant sizes a heights, it works out better to plant two rows of peppers out in the main garden. All of these peppers get at least 3 feet tall. That changes how many peppers go into two raised beds instead of 3 raised beds. I am planting at 16"x16" instead of 13x13. I'm planting the shortest peppers in the front of the beds and taller ones in the back. The extra raised bed will be used to plant some tomato plants that I was otherwise going to plant in our onion bed. (Which I really didn't want to do). Planting two rows of peppers out in the main garden does mean losing one of the pole bean rows though. One 37' row of pole beans should be plenty for us anyway.