Dense planting Peppers

clkeiper · April 6, 2016

Do peppers benefit from starting the dense planting method like tomatoes seem to? what are your thoughts?
Just asking because they just seem to do better all lumped together in a cell in a flat (I started in new 1801 cells in a flat). They seem to germinate more uniformly than in a narrow line in the seed starting trays I used to use. (I didn't want to buy a whole box {$150.00's worth} of new ones so changed to 1801's this year) maybe it is the time of the year vs. the method? I started one batch on the paper towels in early March and killed almost most of them off. Too little attention due to other family issues at the time and I was really bumming as I spent a good deal of money on those seeds. The next ones I bought off the rack due to time constrictions of ordering new seeds to replace them and I am quite startled at how much faster they have germinated this time.

jmsieglaff · April 6, 2016

I use the little 4-cell packs for starting my tomato and pepper seeds--basically follow Craig's dense planting method (although not as dense since I don't need as many plants). After they get first true leaves, I pot them up into individual containers. It works well for both.

April 6, 2016	#1
clkeiper Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: ohio Posts: 4,350	Dense planting Peppers Do peppers benefit from starting the dense planting method like tomatoes seem to? what are your thoughts? Just asking because they just seem to do better all lumped together in a cell in a flat (I started in new 1801 cells in a flat). They seem to germinate more uniformly than in a narrow line in the seed starting trays I used to use. (I didn't want to buy a whole box {$150.00's worth} of new ones so changed to 1801's this year) maybe it is the time of the year vs. the method? I started one batch on the paper towels in early March and killed almost most of them off. Too little attention due to other family issues at the time and I was really bumming as I spent a good deal of money on those seeds. The next ones I bought off the rack due to time constrictions of ordering new seeds to replace them and I am quite startled at how much faster they have germinated this time. __________________ carolyn k

April 6, 2016	#2
jmsieglaff Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Southern WI Posts: 2,742	I use the little 4-cell packs for starting my tomato and pepper seeds--basically follow Craig's dense planting method (although not as dense since I don't need as many plants). After they get first true leaves, I pot them up into individual containers. It works well for both.