Is this Enough Space for my Supers? Pic

jojo · Mar 23, 2014

I don't know how big these are gonna get. I'm hoping to get maximum yield from my plants.

Thanks for checking

Hybrid Mode 01 · Mar 23, 2014

Move them closer to the corners and I bet you could fit two more in there, or at least give those more room to spread out. How big is that bed, anyway?

jojo · Mar 23, 2014

3.5' x 5.5'

Pepperjack91 · Mar 23, 2014

That's a nice raised bed jojo

jedisushi06 · Mar 23, 2014

yeah i would stick with that, their going to get huge in there and most likely cross pollinate.

cruzzfish · Mar 23, 2014

That could work, just be a bit hard to pick some of the inner peppers. What happened to the brainstrain?

jojo · Mar 23, 2014

cruzzfish: The BrainStrain was chopped... I'm experimenting with pruning... one pruned one not.

so the consensus is to leave it be...

smileyguy697 · Mar 23, 2014

Yup they'll prolly grow together but it'll be ok I'm sure.. Some of these plants get big as you can see. This brainstrain had a 6ft canopy and i plan to put them a little farther apart this year.

Hybrid Mode 01 · Mar 23, 2014

jojo said:
3.5' x 5.5'

I would just keep the six you have, then. Especially since you're in CA - you'll have a long growing season, so they'll get huge. I Would just place them all more towards the edge so they'll be less crowded and it'll be easier to reach all the peppers. Great looking beds, BTW!

jojo · Mar 23, 2014

smileyguy697 said:
Yup they'll prolly grow together but it'll be ok I'm sure.. Some of these plants get big as you can see. This brainstrain had a 6ft canopy and i plan to put them a little farther apart this year.

Oh eM Gee!

I thinks I should reconsider the beds and just plant in pots like I originally planned. Freekin Aye, one plant would cover the whole bed already! I really don't think this square foot gardening thing was made with super hots in mind.

Edit to ask: What size pot is that?

smileyguy697 · Mar 23, 2014

I put my buckets 2 ft apart last year... But not all got this bushy but still grew together. I think it all depends on the strain.

Any way not trying to hijack your thread but here's the end of my season last year to give you an idea..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-u0brSahp1A&feature=youtube_gdata_player

jojo · Mar 23, 2014

hmmm... im thinking if i can get the forks to point diagonal, maybe it'll work.

smileyguy697 · Mar 23, 2014

That might be an idea! The plants that seem to grow outward you could prolly train them to grow up with twine. Or just prune them if they get too big

Mallory · Mar 23, 2014

jojo said:
I don't know how big these are gonna get. I'm hoping to get maximum yield from my plants.

Thanks for checking

They should be fine. I can't tell all the varieties you have there, bc there are some that tend towards very wide or tall growth. Caribbean Reds get out of hand sometimes, and ghosts and trinidad scorps can be 6ft tall in one season.

JoeFish · Mar 23, 2014

smileyguy697 said:
I put my buckets 2 ft apart last year... But not all got this bushy but still grew together. I think it all depends on the strain.

Any way not trying to hijack your thread but here's the end of my season last year to give you an idea..

Do you have a theory about why the ones in the ground did so poorly? Im growing all in ground and I really want some big plants!!!

smileyguy697 · Mar 23, 2014

JoeFish said:
Do you have a theory about why the ones in the ground did so poorly? Im growing all in ground and I really want some big plants!!!

I do! Its all clay out there.. I'm hoping they do better this year at my new place cause the soil is black and loose.

JoeFish · Mar 23, 2014

Nice, good luck!