Sweet Peppers

Hello Chums

I have a couple of these growing in the greenhouse. They are in 4-5" pots and around 9" tall at the moment. The plan is to finally pot them on and continue to grow on in the greenhouse. My question is, at what point should I pot them on? Also, do they have any special requirements? I'm guessing it's just a case of feeding occasionally but otherwise just letting them do what they do?

Cheers...Freddy

 

Ive got a few varieties growing,i potted them on to 9cm pots last month but the weather until today as been dismal so im hoping by the end of the week with all the sunshine i could be potting on again..im just going to check for root at bottom of pots then i will pot them on

 

Hiya Joolz.

It looks like it's just you and me growing them:WINK1:

 

Missed this one Freddy. Treat em similar to Tomatoes, pot on as needed, again they will put out side roots from the stems so you can plant them a bit deeper. Then feed when the fruit comes.

They should pick up now the weather has changed.

 

Already potted on into final size, too late matey

 

I usually thin the fruits a bit, otherwise you get lots of small ones.
If you want ripe ones they take longer and stop others forming, so a few taken green is a good idea.

How big is your final size pots Freddy?

 

Hiya Pete.

I'm guessing they're about 9" across by 12" deep?

 

My route is to pot on when needed - i.e. the roots are filling the pot - by about 1.5" - 2" more diameter (engouh that you can get your fingers in between the original rootball and the side of the new pot to work the compost down). Reason being that the plant is then able to "drink" the water that you provide to the pot. If you take, say, a 9cm potted plant and stick it straight into, say, a 12" pot then when you water the plant will be sitting in wet compost for quite some time until its root have been able to "drink" the moisture, thus more difficult to water correctly and more chance of over watering.

Plenty of people do pot straight from 9cm into final-pots though ... so it ain't wrong just not the way I choose to do it.