Why plant pepper plants close together(groups)??

[socalgardengal]

Oh Wow, that looks fantastic! I'm not saving seeds . I love trading too much!

[WVTomatoMan]

Or you can plant hot and sweet peppers close together if you make 15 gallons of salsa a year (and other dishes). There are 40 pepper plants in the attached picture. They grow fine and produce a lot, but like I say I get a lot of accidental crosses.

Randy

[armac]

here is a clump of chinense, this year



a clump of annuums, this year



both in 20 gallon smart pots

[socalgardengal]

How many plants are in those Armac?

[armac]

3 in the chinense, 3 different types and the annuums there are 4 Burpee chile verde.

just trying it out.

so far 1 chinense is losinf out to his 2 brothers, but all are podding.

[greenthumbomaha]

What is your grow mix, Armac? Peppers like it, do you have other plants in smart pots?

[armac]

promix and perlite, grew some lettuce in the smart pots also, grow my tomatoes in a raised bed.

those 20 gallon smart pots are hard to beat.

[Mark0820]

Originally Posted by Gavriil

Ya also grow them close together if ya have limited space and want a whole bunch of peppers for powder or whatever

Very impressive. What is the spacing between your plants?