Last year was my first year growing peppers. We just started off with 12 orange habanero plants and 2 jalapeno. We brought them in for the winter and 9 of the Habanero plants and both Jalapeno Plants really thrived. Does anyone have any tips for pot sizes for the Habanero's. We have them on a deck so they have to be potted. I decided to bring them in because of this guy I was talking to who has been bringing the same Jalapeno Plant in for 8 years...it's like over 5 feet tall...
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Pot Sizes?
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kiddc said:
I have my hybrid Jalabanero at 5 yrs... it's sad looking right now but at the end of last year it was soooo beautiful bursting with hundreds of peppers
kiddc said:
it tastes litterally like a mix of both peppers, a little heavier Jalapeno taste with the chinese flavor and heat of the Habanero
http://www.jalabanero.com
Josh said:
Yes and I have sent many seeds too over the years. Most lose some or most of the chinese flavor but retain the shape and heat. I did have one plant last year though that was very close to the parent.
Can any Aussies clarify just how big a 5 gallon pot really is, in metric? Eg 30cm/40cm/50cm??!??
This has confused me greatly for a long time
. As a rough estimate i would think a 35cm deep/30cm diameter pot would be about the right size?
Pots are so goddamn expensive in Australia. If i could get 5gallon pots in bulk for 1-2$ like you USAians i would be over the damn moon. It's a real pain in the behind!
At the moment i'm using 70cent buckets as pots. They are about 2.5 gallons i would say? 30cm x 20cm diameter. My plants are all first years and have yet to become root bound, however they are all fairly small.
This has confused me greatly for a long time
. As a rough estimate i would think a 35cm deep/30cm diameter pot would be about the right size?Pots are so goddamn expensive in Australia. If i could get 5gallon pots in bulk for 1-2$ like you USAians i would be over the damn moon. It's a real pain in the behind!
At the moment i'm using 70cent buckets as pots. They are about 2.5 gallons i would say? 30cm x 20cm diameter. My plants are all first years and have yet to become root bound, however they are all fairly small.
Roughly 20 litres, I think they have different gallons for wet and dry. Think of a 20 litre paint tin and go from there.
You can usually find them in hardware stores, paint stores, restaurants that serve pickles or sour cream....Here is a picture of a typical 5 gallon bucket
5 gallon bucket dimensions are typically 30.3 cm dia. x 36.8 cm high x 26.2 cm dia at base. I like the 5 gallon buckets because they are much much more sturdy and I managed to find them for about $1 per bucket. If you use them be sure to drill holes in the bottom. They have worked great for me.