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Square Foot Gardening...Peppers Plants?

Roguejim

Roguejim

After watching a couple of SFG youtube videos, I was wondering if it is applicable to pepper growing, or if the plants would be too cramped? Anyone using this method for peppers?
 
It could be use yeah! I tried it with some bell peppers last year and they grew great. I didn't put them in beds that were bigger than 2'x4' though, just so they could not get overly crowded.
 
<-------this guy knows what's up :)  
 
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Yeah…. the problem with that is harvesting. It's nice to be able to get to pods without having to do gymnastics or use ladders or anything else that might damage a plant or two…. or yourself. I grow in pots and do columns of two pots side-by-side, then space on either side before the next column of pairs. This way I can always get a clean shot to each plant, and can rotate the pot as needed for easy reach.
 
If the bed is 4x4, with access from 3 sides, harvesting shouldn't be an issue. I think I might just give this a whirl. I'd like a bit more feedback though.
 
Roguejim said:
If the bed is 4x4, with access from 3 sides, harvesting shouldn't be an issue. I think I might just give this a whirl. I'd like a bit more feedback though.
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That is a 4 x 4 and very easy to harvest from all areas. The only small challenge was the very inner core but I did ZERO pruning and if I had pruned with would have been gravy. I also did a 8 x 4 last season as well. This year the 4 x 4 will have 15 different types of Thai that make up our Thai blend. In the picture I did plant 1 per foot for 16 total plants. 
 
I've been doing sqft gardening for a number of years. The first year I planted every 12 inches (16 plants in a 4x4 bed). Everything grew pretty good. The past couple years I have given things a little more spacing (about 16 inches apart) and personally think they are growing better.
 
Jamison said:
That is absolutely stunningly beautiful!!!  Nice job man!
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Yep, I'm sold.  I have a 6x20 bed, so I might have to do some adjusting.  Maybe I could use a 4x20 section of it for SFG, leaving the 2x20 length down one side relatively open for access to the jungle from that side.  I think I could still plant just a few in that space, too, but widely spaced so as not to impede access to the jungle.  I would have access from 4 sides in my situation.  I can see a bit of strategizing might be in order, i.e., planting the larger growing plants towards the center.  Thanks for the inspiring photo, Chris!  
 
I did it last year and it worked out great. I also did a 4x4 with 16 plants. This year I'm going to space them out more as they did get crowded last year. 
 
Islander said:
Can the chinense varieties be planted every 12 inches or just the annums?
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I would NOT, not ever, never, for sure do not and never not in a million years just don't, dot not, don't... do not, and.... ain't planting any Chinense closer than 4 feet.  Dem bitches grow HUGE!  That is if you have a proper growing season.  But since you are in TN like me then yeah, don't do it.   At least 2.5 feet please.
 
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