Clumping plants together

kevokie · May 23, 2009

Hello all,

Today, my wife and I went to pick up or son at his grandpa's house. He has a fairly large garden and has done something that I haven't ever seen or heard before. He got the idea from a neighbor across the street from him. It seems like a good idea. What he did was take 4-6 of the same pepper plant, ie jalapeno or hungarian wax in the same hole. He said the idea was that he would put one of those small cheapie cages you get from walmart around them and that they will also support each other as they get bigger. Anyone else tried this? How would the pepper plants like being crowed together like that? I am thinking that he had a couple of feet in between each clump of plants. Would there be a risk of foliage disease?

May 23, 2009	#1
kevokie Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Tulsa, OK Posts: 157	Clumping plants together Hello all, Today, my wife and I went to pick up or son at his grandpa's house. He has a fairly large garden and has done something that I haven't ever seen or heard before. He got the idea from a neighbor across the street from him. It seems like a good idea. What he did was take 4-6 of the same pepper plant, ie jalapeno or hungarian wax in the same hole. He said the idea was that he would put one of those small cheapie cages you get from walmart around them and that they will also support each other as they get bigger. Anyone else tried this? How would the pepper plants like being crowed together like that? I am thinking that he had a couple of feet in between each clump of plants. Would there be a risk of foliage disease? __________________ Kevin "A world without tomatoes is like a string quartet without violins."- Laurie Colwin, Home Cooking