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Pepper

How far apart to plant peppers, how many fit your bed, when to plant them and how many you need.

Harvest basket with tomatoes, peppers, carrots, garlic and a zucchini on a garden table
In the row
12 to 24 in
Between rows
30 to 36 in
Per square foot
1
Planting depth
0.25 in
Start indoors
6 to 8 weeks before last frost
Plant out
2 weeks after last frost
Plants per person
3 to 4 fresh

How many fit a raised bed

BedAt 16.5 in spacingSquare foot method
4 x 4 ft416
4 x 8 ft1032
3 x 6 ft818

Square grid with half the spacing kept clear at the bed edges.

Peppers go out only after the last frost when the soil is at least 60°F; flowers drop when nights fall below 55°F or days climb above 90°F.

Pepper seed germinates very slowly in cool soil, so start it indoors 6 to 8 weeks before the last frost with bottom heat.

Pepper calculators

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