Our Mission: We’re here to help you grow your favorite hot peppers in pots(mild is okay too😉) so you can make the spicy recipes you want without being limited to what’s in stores. Why pots? Not everyone has land for an in-ground garden — container gardening helps you grow peppe...
Choose a containerwith sufficient drainage holes (you can also use grow bags). A 5-gallon pot (12 inches deep and wide, similarly) is sufficient for a single plant for most varieties. Use a 3-gallon pot for small varieties and a slightly larger 7 or 10-gallon pot for growing a large...
There are many types of peppers that can be grown in the garden. So many, in fact, that you are certain to find one that suits your particular needs, even if it’s in a container. The care of pepper plants is easy once you know how to handle common peppe
hot peppers can turn a boring dish into an adventure. Growing hot peppers in a container garden or directly in your garden beds can be a whole lot
You can startpepper seedsin a container on a sunny windowsill or set the little pots or seedling containers in trays under agrow lightin a warm spot. You can also use aheat matlike this, if you are keeping them in a cooler spot. They will sprout a bit earlier under lights, especially...
Peppers need room for their roots to spread, so choose a pot at least 12 inches in diameter. A young pepper plant may initially appear small in such a large vessel, but it will fill out the container when it's full size. Purchase a pot with holes in the bottom, or drill your own ...
Planting bell pepper in containers requires a pot that is at least 10-12 inches deep and wide and has sufficient drainage holes. You can grow up to 2-3 plants (smaller varieties) in such a pot. Avoid using the black color container if you’re growing bell pepper in a tropical climate....
Container gardening is a great way to grow pepper plants when you don't have much room. Done correctly, pepper plants do amazingly well as a potted plant. Are You Getting Your Daily Dosage of Chiles? Could enjoying your favorite chile peppers be good for you? Research studies on the subjec...
avoid repotting; bigger pots take more potting mix to fill, but they also need less watering. You can also decide to continue to grow your peppers in containers, especially if your region is temperate. But be sure your final container is about 5 gallons—big enough to grow through harvest...
Responds to an inquiry from a gardener whose peppers have outgrown their container, but is too early to set the plants out. Transplanting of the seedlings into larger containers in a south window or under fluorescent lights; Ne...