December 12, 2018 | #1 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Omaha Zone 5
Posts: 2,514
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Pepper Isolation Tactics
I've just started reading about isolation for peppers, and there is a lot of general information but I have still more questions. This is not for going the tulle route (which I will do in the city where space is limited), just spacing in a large garden.
I read 30 feet is suggested between hot and sweet, buildings in between help, and planting pollinator plants attract pollinators on their journey and they drop pollen by the flowers before continuing to a pepper. Before I even start on details, is 30 feet an adequate minimum? Should I grow my "hots' bed north and bells south garden end or vise versa? Grow all cayennes of one variety together , another variety yet isolate again, with flowers in between? What are good examples of that pollinator plants that would make a likely pollinaor get so excited that it would stop and get the old pepper pollen off (more sticky pollen?) As you can see I am a novice at large scale isolation, and I would prefer to overthink than bite into a hot marconi next year. - Lisa |
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