I suppose this is chilli and not big bell paprika, right? In my country we leave much more space between them, but also we don't have your sun.
paprika crop
This is the paprika seedling. This is done in my town for sale. This olantacion system is done by drip
https://nostrcheck.me/media/public/nostrcheck.me_7079191528287712571688984320.webp
https://nostrcheck.me/media/public/nostrcheck.me_7394652159863455421688984346.webp
I suppose this is chilli and not big bell paprika, right? In my country we leave much more space between them, but also we don't have your sun.