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Aszental

Hey guys.

i was wondering what pot size you recommend to grow chills in?

Atm i'm using 30cm pots, are they big enough to not stump the chills growth?
 
Im using 300mm pots as well, I reckon they are spot on. I first started off with 250mm pots, but I reckon they are a bit small, so yeah, 300mm is a good choice I say
 
These as starter pots i assume would be fine,Just when you see the roots at the bottom of the pots..Its time to re-pot,Plus remember some variety's root system grows a lot quicker than others :lol:
 
as most of you know, I am growing in 5 gallon pots this year...I think they are about 12" (~35cm)...what I have observed is that the plants that have grown roots out of the bottom of the containers into the soil are at least twice as large with at least twice as much production as the ones that are constrained to being in the pots...it all depends on how long your growing season is...for instance...I started my "contest" naga morich plants in January, transplanted them to 5 gallon pots in March and they were totally rootbound by the end of August...the pots I put them in did not allow the roots to grow out of the bottoms...with the other 5 gallon containers I used (cheap black nursery pots), the roots grew into the ground out of the bottom of the containers and are much healthier...

I have one plant in a 7 gallon container (orange Hab) and it is just now getting root bound but has produced well over a 1,000 pods this year...

I will stop rambling and just say in my opinion, the larger the pot the better for superhots...smaller pots can be used for smaller plants like thais of course..
 
I wish I could get 5 gallon pots at a reasonable price for next season. Mine are app 2.5 gallon and I really need larger ones for some plants, but they are bloody expensive, compared to the ones I am using now (about 5 times the price for twice the size...!).

Anyway, what AJ said is very true, I don't have anything to add...
 
A.J agree if you have the space and the season,My tomatoes grew out of there grow bags into the dirt and where huge,And im trialling a few next year with peppers for the hell of it,But bigger containers for most varietys is a good idea and Chiliac i wish they where cheap here,The only thing i would suggest if you have garden centres near you or in the country see if there throwing away any large containers i bigged some huge ones up for free in wales just by asking and also gave me about 50 2.5 gallon containers,So as always ask you never no :lol:
 
What AJ says is correct; the better the roots can grow, the more fruit.

This is a yellow bird grown in hydro for 5 months and it has plenty of roots.

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awesome picture willard...
 
im going to echo the bigger is better comment; basically any plant will use as much space as it can during your growing season; its one of the banes of container growing; suggestion: find a painter, the paint they buy when painting comes in 5 gallon plastic buckets; ask the painter for some 5's and clean them and drill/punch holes in the bottom for drainage.
 
It would be expensive but a part of me wants to invest in 1 or 2 brute 10 gallon garbage cans with handles a season. Probably wont happen but I can dream hahaa..
 
Im going to avoid pots where possible this year. Got some seriously fertilised garden space with all day sun and a hothouse cover.

The few I do put in pots - will be big pots.
 
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