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FRUITING VEGETABLE

Pepper

Capsicum spp.

Cultivated peppers include sweet and hot types across more than one Capsicum species. They are warm-season plants, and compact forms may use less space. [1][2]

Plant
Pepper
Category
Fruiting vegetable
Spacing
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SOURCE-BACKED GUIDANCE

Plant spacing

Compare garden and compact sweet-pepper spacing with the growing context kept visible.

Garden rows

Plant spacing
18 in
Row spacing
30–36 in

University of Minnesota home-garden guidance for pepper transplants. [1]

Sweet peppers

Plant spacing
38–45 cm (15–18 in)

RHS general spacing for sweet peppers. [2]

Compact sweet peppers

Plant spacing
30 cm (1 ft)

RHS spacing for compact varieties. [2]

Growing-method context

Choose a warm, sheltered position and account for whether the variety is compact or full-sized. [1][2]

Planning notes

Use the entry matching the pepper type and setting you are actually growing; the profile does not combine the ranges. [1][2]

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Sources

  1. University of Minnesota Extension: Growing peppersReviewed by Grownestia 2026-09-08
  2. Royal Horticultural Society: How to grow sweet peppersReviewed by Grownestia 2026-09-08