This is strictly a pepper box.
Bell pepper
Sriracha peppers
Carolina reapers
Tabasco
Habanero red
Giant ristra
Armageddon
Super khi
Hungarian sweet peppers
Second pictures is the row of reapers.
The box is in my backyard with plenty of sunlight. Black mesh is over the grass, followed by landscaping rocks, followed by 10 bags of organic dirt.
I have a shade cloth since mid Michigan wanted to go swampy south on us.
Chicken wire to keep the rabbits out.
by PrSa4169
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I over planted the other year. But not all of them made it, so it worked out.
They all seem to be doing good, so good luck.
Do rabbits eat pepper plants ? You could check for aphids, no fence will stop those, look under the leaves for tiny tiny green spots and remove them before there’s too many. Other than that you’re golden imo
Spacing looks OK to me, I pack my beds pretty tight. Be prepared to stake them if they get leggy or start to encroach on their neighbor, I just use sticks or bamboo. Too late for change now but I would recommend not using black plastic under new bed next time – cardboard will also kill the grass and breakdown to give you more root space, plus no microplastics.
I think this bed could also benefit from more soil but you can top it up next year. You said organic dirt, but do you mean garden soil or top soil or something else? If it’s not garden soil, you may want to add a couple bags of compost on top for nutrients.
What is a Sriracha pepper? Normal Sriracha from what I know is made with normal red jalapenos.