Size pot for peppers

Dak · April 19, 2013

I bought a bunch of 10 gallon Smart Pots originally for tomatoes, that I've never used.

I'm wanting to use them for my peppers, do you think I could put two to a pot or would it be better to stick with just one plant per pot? (I'm growing Corno di Toro, Doux des Landes & Piquillo Lodosa).

Boutique Tomatoes · April 20, 2013

I grow all of mine in 5-7 gallon grow bags, but I probably have a shorter season than you do...

Father'sDaughter · April 20, 2013

I grow my hot peppers in five gallon bags, and they do fine.

The sweet peppers go in the ground, but typically very close together--square foot gardening spacing of one plant per square foot--and they are usually happy.

Sodak · April 20, 2013

Those Smartpots should work fine. Peppers like pots in the SD area, for warmer roots, I think. That may not matter iv California.

Dak · April 20, 2013

Thank you all for the input, I think I'm going to try 2 to a pot. Today is a glorious day to work in the garden, warmest yet, 86 degrees.

**mdvpc** · April 20, 2013

2 to a 10 gallon smartpot for peppers should work fine. I have done that many times.

Dak · April 20, 2013

Thank you so much, everyone! Two to a pot it is!

Noreaster · April 21, 2013

I always go 2 in a pot......and actualy at times THREE ! But 2 or 3, I believe in keeping things even in area of sun exposure by rotating the pot about 25% every few days.

Sure is lookin' nice out there today ! 50 and super sunny ! Where these 65 hot pepper seedlings will be planted? Have no idea !!!!!!!!!!!!!

roadrunner · April 26, 2013

After several years of experimenting I've found two plants in 8-10 gallon is perfect. The yield is always very high and so is size.

I've also crowded several plants i would have to discard in a one pot and later replanted into spots that spring vegies were grown and gotten a late yield of peppers from them.

Like you I just hate to kill anything I've grown from seed.

b54red · April 30, 2013

I've actually had fair success with buckets as small as 2 1/2 gallons but they do better in larger buckets of 3 or 4 gallons. You should be able to grow them fine 2 to the pot in the large ones you are using. The largest container I have anything growing in is about 7 gallons and it has a Meyer lemon in it that has been producing for years.

green okie · May 1, 2013

The bigger the pot, the bigger the plant. I favor 7-10 gallon.

April 19, 2013	#1
Dak Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: CA Posts: 494	Size pot for peppers I bought a bunch of 10 gallon Smart Pots originally for tomatoes, that I've never used. I'm wanting to use them for my peppers, do you think I could put two to a pot or would it be better to stick with just one plant per pot? (I'm growing Corno di Toro, Doux des Landes & Piquillo Lodosa).

April 20, 2013	#4
Sodak Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: 5a SD Posts: 253	Those Smartpots should work fine. Peppers like pots in the SD area, for warmer roots, I think. That may not matter iv California. __________________ Fight the good fight, finish the course and keep the faith

April 20, 2013	#6
mdvpc Tomatoville® Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: San Antonio, Texas Posts: 4,386	2 to a 10 gallon smartpot for peppers should work fine. I have done that many times. __________________ Michael

April 20, 2013	#2
Boutique Tomatoes Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Northeast Wisconsin, Zone 5a Posts: 1,109	I grow all of mine in 5-7 gallon grow bags, but I probably have a shorter season than you do...

April 20, 2013	#3
Father'sDaughter Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: MA/NH Border Posts: 4,919	I grow my hot peppers in five gallon bags, and they do fine. The sweet peppers go in the ground, but typically very close together--square foot gardening spacing of one plant per square foot--and they are usually happy.

April 21, 2013	#8
Noreaster Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Northeast Posts: 260	I always go 2 in a pot......and actualy at times THREE ! But 2 or 3, I believe in keeping things even in area of sun exposure by rotating the pot about 25% every few days. Sure is lookin' nice out there today ! 50 and super sunny ! Where these 65 hot pepper seedlings will be planted? Have no idea !!!!!!!!!!!!!

April 26, 2013	#9
roadrunner Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2012 Location: NH Posts: 14	After several years of experimenting I've found two plants in 8-10 gallon is perfect. The yield is always very high and so is size. I've also crowded several plants i would have to discard in a one pot and later replanted into spots that spring vegies were grown and gotten a late yield of peppers from them. Like you I just hate to kill anything I've grown from seed.

April 30, 2013	#10
b54red Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Alabama Posts: 7,068	I've actually had fair success with buckets as small as 2 1/2 gallons but they do better in larger buckets of 3 or 4 gallons. You should be able to grow them fine 2 to the pot in the large ones you are using. The largest container I have anything growing in is about 7 gallons and it has a Meyer lemon in it that has been producing for years.

May 1, 2013	#11
green okie Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 2	The bigger the pot, the bigger the plant. I favor 7-10 gallon.