Transplanting Volcano Pepper Plants

saltykevin · March 19, 2012

I have recently started from seed the Hungarian Volcano pepper plants. From 30 seeds I have 18 viable plants in peat cups. I live in the Florida Keys where the weather is sub-tropical. I grow everything is very large (15-18 gallon) clay planter pots with good soil/peat and 6-6-6 fertilzer. I had 4 ft high Big Boy tomatoe plants the past 2 1/2 months.

My question is in these clay planters how many plants (pepper) should I put in them ? 1-2-3 ?? I don't want them to become rootbound and effect production.

Thank you for your help !

Boutique Tomatoes · March 19, 2012

I grow all of my peppers here in 5-7 gallon containers, however you have a year round growing season for peppers there so I'd probably say no more than two per container, one if you have room.

Toss some bone meal in with your mix, peppers love phosphorus and calcium and the bone meal will give you both. I top dress mine with additional bone meal every few weeks after they start flowering as well.

saltykevin · March 19, 2012

Thanks for the tip. I'll pick up some bone meal and mix it into the soil when I get ready to do the actual transplanting in a couple of weeks.

Kevin

March 19, 2012	#1
saltykevin Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Marathon, Florida Keys Posts: 2	Transplanting Volcano Pepper Plants I have recently started from seed the Hungarian Volcano pepper plants. From 30 seeds I have 18 viable plants in peat cups. I live in the Florida Keys where the weather is sub-tropical. I grow everything is very large (15-18 gallon) clay planter pots with good soil/peat and 6-6-6 fertilzer. I had 4 ft high Big Boy tomatoe plants the past 2 1/2 months. My question is in these clay planters how many plants (pepper) should I put in them ? 1-2-3 ?? I don't want them to become rootbound and effect production. Thank you for your help !

March 19, 2012	#3
saltykevin Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Marathon, Florida Keys Posts: 2	Thanks ! Thanks for the tip. I'll pick up some bone meal and mix it into the soil when I get ready to do the actual transplanting in a couple of weeks. Kevin

March 19, 2012	#2
Boutique Tomatoes Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Northeast Wisconsin, Zone 5a Posts: 1,109	I grow all of my peppers here in 5-7 gallon containers, however you have a year round growing season for peppers there so I'd probably say no more than two per container, one if you have room. Toss some bone meal in with your mix, peppers love phosphorus and calcium and the bone meal will give you both. I top dress mine with additional bone meal every few weeks after they start flowering as well.