I have some Thai hybrids that are getting tall. I was wondering when I should put in a bigger pot.
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mikeyd1016 said:I have some Thai hybrids that are getting tall. I was wondering when I should put in a bigger pot.
solid7 said:If you are planting in the same type of media that you started seeds in, your transplant shock will be so minimal, as to be unnoticed. If your media in the bigger pot is different, you can have issues - especially if there is a PH difference from one to the other. But all in all, transplants are very seldom catastrophic, even if you manage to damage roots in the process. Peppers are tough as hell.
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On the subject of growing in small containers - the plants will grow tall in small pots, but they will not gain considerable girth on the stems, and as mentioned, they will grow long and leggy. The drip line of the plant is a function of the root diameter, vs depth.
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I find that sometimes it's easier to grow a lot of small plants, than several big ones. (especially from a pest control standpoint) I grew a whole load of plants in 1 and 2.5 gallon pots last season, and bottom watered them in drywall mixing tubs. My results were outstanding.
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bpiela said:
I was hoping to keep them in the small pots and just plant in the ground eventually but that now doesn't seem like the best idea..