>>1679613Check your hardiness zone map and "last frost" date for your area.
https://www.plantmaps.com/interactive-texas-last-frost-date-map.php>>1679653>>1679666Yeah, it is mostly about fertilizing them correctly and letting them send out runners to replant themselves.
>>1679667Get some everbearing and see how they fair in your area. Though, "everbearing" don't have fruit all the time, just a bit longer than normal at best.
>>1679678You'll need to count how many days there is until the "first frost" date for your location. If that amount of days it longer than the "days-to-maturty" or harvest for your pepper cultivar then you can have a good crop. You can also use low tunnels/polytunnels to extend the season further if needed. I did that and was getting peppers when there was a layer of snow over the polytunnels. Those are cheap and simple to do.
>>1679756>Plant like 6 different varieties of strawberries in my main vegetable bedI did that and only the everbearing won that fight. lol
>>1679826Plants that give you a dermatitis aren't going to be very effective. Wall of thickly-packed plants, thorns, and spines are the way to go. This is a pretty comprehensive list:
https://thecrimepreventionwebsite.com/garden-boundaries-fences-and-defensive-plants/618/defensive-plants-shrubs-and-trees-shrub-fences 