Your 2026 Garden

[Sally PB]

My farmer uncles always said that for pepper plants, they need to be planted a lot closer together than people normally plant them. The plants like to touch each other a little bit.

Very interesting! I'm filing this bit of information away for use this summer. Thank you!

 

[tripletfeb]

So like 12" apart?

Yeah, something like that. I never measured but that's pretty much what I do

 

[CatInTheHenHouse]

So like 12" apart?

I think you can do closer than that, I had 12-14 cayenne plants in a space that was about 1.25 square feet.

 

[Justagalwithchicks]

I was always told pepper plants like to hold hands. I plant mine pretty close. For poppers, try a big jalapeño, like Mammoth.

 

[fuzzi]

Standard spacing is 12" for peppers, 18" for tomatoes in raised or square foot gardening beds.

 

[Cebarmlds]

I plant jalapeño's and yes close together, about 12 inches. Also start the seeds in a flat together, without pots.

 

[dirkandlorie]

I think you can do closer than that, I had 12-14 cayenne plants in a space that was about 1.25 square feet.

How did they produce? Did you get lots? I grow poblanos that usually get 4 to 5 feet tall, can't imagine more than 1 to a square foot, they get really bushy and loaded. Are cayenne peppers a much smaller bush? Sorry for so many questions, I use a lot of cayenne in cooking and have thought of growing them.

 

[fuzzi]

Iris I transplanted last year

 

[Debbie292d]

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Iris I transplanted last year

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Oh, so beautiful! Show us when those irises bloom!

I can't wait for ours this spring! This fall, I traded some of my cedum with someone on BYC for their irises. I think there were 16 of them. We planted them and mulched heavily, but not sure what they all were, so it should be interesting.

All we have here are purple, and she had about five other colors.

 

[dirkandlorie]

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Iris I transplanted last year

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Joy, joy, joy! Spring is coming!