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Re: Spacing Chile Peppers in Raised Beds

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At 12:05 PM 5/18/01 -0400, John wrote:
>I understand that classic SFG consists of using boxes that are 'no wider 
>than 4 feet'.
>I'm wondering if I can still successfully use the SFG approach if I divide
>each 8' box up into four 4' x 4' boxes, with a wide plank running vertically
>and horizontally down the middle of each 8' x 8' bed, so I won't ever be
>walking directly on the soil.

John, you sound like you're worrying unnecessarily about duplicating 
"classic SFG".  There is nothing sacred about the four foot width; it is 
just the average for what most people can reach comfortably across.  I have 
beds and rows that are less and more.  In fact, with a few carefully placed 
stepping stones you could just keep your bed 8 by 8.  There is nothing 
wrong with your two 3 by 3s.  You could even just have one plank down the 
middle and have two 8 by 3s.  That's probably the most efficient.

>The layout would look something like this:
>[P][P][P] [] [P][P][P] etc.

That's a hell of a lot of chile peppers my friend!  Not growing anything 
else?  Chiles are nice to "tuck" into square foot openings.

jk


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