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Transplanting question....

AlabamaJack

AlabamaJack

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I am getting ready to transplant my contest Nagas to 5 gallon containers...question is....how deep can I plant them without hurting the plant. I am attaching a photo with three yellow arrows on it. I would like to plant it as deep as possible and if I need to go to a 10 gallon container for the depth, that is ok too. What is your opinion on the depth I can transplant? I will trim the lower leaves off up to the depth I transplant it. For reference, the arrows are about 1" (2.5 cm) apart.

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Why would you want to cover up all that new growth (rhtorical question....I do know about that rout thing). But honestly, you don't really need to do that. If you REALLY feel the need to cover it up I would go to just below that first new baby branch (well below the first yellow arrow).
 
I'd go to the lowest one or even do it same level as it is in this pot. Let the plant work out what it needs to do from there.
MHO as a simple dirt,water,sunlight gardener.
 
thanks all...I just have seen transplanting seedlings up to the first set of true leaves was good for the plant and developing a great root system for the plant and was just wondering if this principle still applied to 16" (40 cm) tall plants.
 
AJ you got new stems at the bottom why cover it up. I use to transplant into the garden to about the second arrow, i never see any change. But with the new stems I go right below it ,plant doing good so like bent said let it do what it wants.
Dan




LET IT BURN
 
I differ in my opinion. I'd bury it to the first or second arrow. This will give it strength and stability in its new pot. The bottom shoots can be sacrificed with no big loss, new ones will start quick enough once outdoors, or leave them and they'll grow up through the soil.
 
I'm with Bent and Bowhunter. As long as my pepper plants aren't leggy and have good root development, I don't worry about burying the stem.
 
I agree with Potawie on this one. Stability!
And the large extra bottom suckers could turn out thicker than the old main stem, if you want a really massive plant.
 
on the first transplant i plant up to the very bottom of the seed leaves but then the second transplant i plant up to the very bottom of the first true leaves so i say lowest arrow, i rarely ever pick off the lowest level of leaves unless they're yellowing or super tiny, (i skimp on lights somewhat so sometimes i get a canopy problem...)
 
AJ,

With every type of plant we ever transplanted, we always aimed to have only the bottom leaves sticking out of the ground.

As for the size container - when I dug up some plants last fall to try to save them, none of them had roots of any significant size that would not fit inside a 5-gallon bucket and none were deeper than ten inches.

Mike
 
OK...am still deciding what to do...I have a mixed poll here it seems. I think I will transplant two level with the potting soil and two buried up the the bottom leaves. Since I have a long grow season here I am going to trim off the "suckers" the bottom of the two I am transplanting deep. Will be interesting to see if it makes any difference in the plants. My plants seem to be growing really fast..1/2" a day or so...I have to raise the lights every other day. I am going to get larger containers (probably 7 or 10 gallon) since these are my "special babies". Since these are going to be container grown, I think if I have a larger volume of soil, I will not be worried so much about this hot Texas sun drying them out as quickly. I just noticed this afternoon that the roots were showing and trying to come out of the 6" pots they are in now so it is definitely time to transplant to larger containers. I may even splurge and get self watering 7 gallon pots...who knows, I haven't bought them yet...

Mike...when I pulled/dug up my peppers from last year I had no root balls that were more than about 10" deep and about 8" in diameter also. I just want to make sure I am not hindering their growth by limiting the room the roots have to grow...heck, I may even get a seven footer like Billyboy.

Thanks to all for your input...
 
Update - Nagas Transplanted

I transplanted all 8 of my plants in my grow box. 7 of them went into 5 gallon containers and the cutback orange hab got it's own plant spa...7 gallon bottom watering container....

Transplanted yesterday and watered in...the plants look happy...it was time since the roots were ready....

Naga rootball...
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Cutback Orange Hab Rootball...it was definitely ready for some grow room.....

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Soil used is 60% of the 60/40 compost/sand soil I bought and 40% standard no fertilize potting soil that the local nursery uses. Mixed in 1/4 cup dry time release complete fertilize for each pot and watered in with Botanicare Pro Grow & Bloom (1 Tbsp each), 16 drops superthrive, and 2.5 Tbsp Peroxide per gallon....

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That's kinda the idea...just hope I don't OD the plants on nutrients...
 
Just keep the water coming to them and I think that planting them to the bottom stem be fine and gives stability to them. Plus I have never gotten a pepper from the bottom set of stems So I think you be fine
 
yea if you're going for a contest naga. i would focus on higher up on the stem. AJ How thick are those Stems?? If you're using good organic fertz ( i donno what the slow release one is, but the pureblend pro A Okay, stuff ). they have quite a low change of burning, ya know, so if they do seem like they are reacting bad, from my experience. i don't know if this is rule. you can water them a little more than usual and the Nitrogen will wash off pretty good. very voltile that nitrogen.
 
The stems are .3" (3/4 cm) square...

They seem to be bery bery happy at this point in time...
 
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