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Re: peppers and sq ft...

Peppers, like tomatoes, are basically self-pollinating.  That doesn't mean
that there isn't some crossing caused by wandering bees.  But, you can plant
only one pepper and harvest loads of fruit.  So plant your peppers where
ever you like.  One hint--I always place a small tomato cage (the 24-inch
ones) around my pepper transplants.  When they are loaded with fruit in
mid-summer, the cage helps to support all those sagging stems.
Doreen Howard

>I going to give (bell) peppers a try and currently have 2 plants I 
>purchased from the local WalMart.  One is red, the other yellow.  I've also 
>started some Burpee's Carnival Mix peppers that just sprouted their first 
>true leaves.  Anyway my question is do I need to worry about placing 
>peppers next to each other in the squares for pollination?  I see no 
>mention of this in Mel's book, but my father seems to think peppers need a 
>mate....
>
>Keith Emery
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