What size pot?

TexasTycoon · July 13, 2015

We have a jalapeno plant that is make a steadfast effort to grow back after being decimated and chopped down due to an aphid infestation caught too late earlier this year. I know I need to transfer him to a bigger pot (he was in an earthbox-like container with some other things but it took up too much room on our patio with everything we're growing this year), but I'm not sure what size? I have on hand a couple of larger pots but I'm not sure their sizes...one is probably around two gallons and the other is just slightly bigger than that. I can buy a new pot if that's too small. The jalapeno (not sure the variety, it's a Bonnie plant from Lowe's) plant is currently in a pretty small (probably 6-8 inches diameter, 6-8 inches height) pot.

Thanks for any help!

feldon30 · July 13, 2015

I like a 3 gallon pot minimum for peppers, preferably 5 gallon, or put 4 plants in a 15 gallon pot.

heirloomtomaguy · July 13, 2015

5 gallon minimum. I like to give them room to run. In this case bigger is always better within reason.

TexasTycoon · July 13, 2015

5 gallons it is! Thanks y'all, will stop by Lowe's on the way home tonight to pick up a pot.

Reelcharacter · August 13, 2015

Instead of pots I had a couple of extra "blue bins" from our County recycling agency kicking around so I planted a couple of tomato plants in one. The plants have not attained the size of the plants in my new raised beds but still will produce respectable tomatoes. Next year will try peppers in them. Could set out on the driveway some days to make them think they were more at at home in the south, rather than growing up north in NY state.

CelticFarmer · August 22, 2015

I've had the best of luck using 7 gallon fabric pots with 1/3 of the growing medium, perlite. The rest of the soil should be peat base. I like to amend each 7 gallon pot with 2/3 peat based soil 1/3 perlite, 2 cups of worm castings and 1/2 cup of dolomite lime and 1/2 cup guano. This mix is very light, drains quickly, has very little compaction and is airy.

For me, the roots grow quickly and the fabric pots allow these roots to air prune. So you won't become root bound if your particular plant grows a large root mass. You could grow 2 plants in a 7 gallon and feed with dynagro foliage pro and protekt each water at 1/4 strength. I think you would be astonished of the results.

When the plants just start to bloom, I'll use dyna bloom the first 2 weeks, then mix it with foliage pro until I see the next flowers start blooming.

Every other watering I like to add calmag+ to the feeding.

Goodluck

TexasTycoon · December 10, 2015

Just wanted to provide a little update on this plant without starting a whole new thread. In the past two weeks (with our weird cold/hot/rainy/dry/cold/hot weather) it's finally set about 8 little peppers, with loads more blossoms! The biggest pepper is currently about 2 inches long. I haven't been doing anything special with it other than watering it, sometimes with MG, sometimes with TTF, sometimes just plain water or even forgetting to water at all! I love this 'zombie' plant.

Worth1 · December 10, 2015

Kelly this little feller was pulled up and transplanted to another spot in the yard.
It was neglected all summer long but it survived.
The other day I pulled it up put it in a little container and brought it in.
All of the leaves were bug bitten so I cut the off.
I pinched the one bloom off the was growing.
This plant sprouted on it's own in the soil where I tossed some dried pepper seeds from either chili arbol or gaujillo.
It has had a hard life and shouldn't be here but yet it is.
I'm going to give this little creature every chance it can get to grow.
It's the miracle pepper.

Worth
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TexasTycoon · January 4, 2016

Well, I went ahead and harvested the little jalapenos that were growing on the plant because it's getting cold here and I don't think they would have grown much more (they came off easy too so I think they were ready). The longest ones are a little over 2.5" long, and the smallest ones are around 1.5-1.75" long. I picked around 12-14 of them and they all fit in one hand pretty easily.

I want to pickle them, but am having a hard time finding a good recipe for such a small batch. Any ideas? I can move this question to a different section if need be.

Worth1 · January 4, 2016

Quote:

Originally Posted by TexasTycoon

Well, I went ahead and harvested the little jalapenos that were growing on the plant because it's getting cold here and I don't think they would have grown much more (they came off easy too so I think they were ready). The longest ones are a little over 2.5" long, and the smallest ones are around 1.5-1.75" long. I picked around 12-14 of them and they all fit in one hand pretty easily.

I want to pickle them, but am having a hard time finding a good recipe for such a small batch. Any ideas? I can move this question to a different section if need be.

Just use a 1 to 2 ratio of 1 water and 2 vinegar 5% and a pinch of salt.
Get it boiling hot and pour it in the jar close the lid.
Don't worry about processing it.
You may also be interested in fermenting.
All it involves is water and salt.
http://www.tomatoville.com/showthread.php?t=38997

TexasTycoon · January 5, 2016

Quote:

Originally Posted by Worth1

Just use a 1 to 2 ratio of 1 water and 2 vinegar 5% and a pinch of salt.
Get it boiling hot and pour it in the jar close the lid.
Don't worry about processing it.
You may also be interested in fermenting.
All it involves is water and salt.
http://www.tomatoville.com/showthread.php?t=38997

I made a teenie weenie 4 ounce jar of teenie weenie pickled jalapenos last night.

I did a hot water bath to make sure it was sealed, probably overkill I know but it makes me feel better. I'll let you know in at least a week how they turned out.

Thank you!

July 13, 2015	#1
TexasTycoon Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2015 Location: Round Rock, TX, Zone 8b Posts: 1,157	What size pot? We have a jalapeno plant that is make a steadfast effort to grow back after being decimated and chopped down due to an aphid infestation caught too late earlier this year. I know I need to transfer him to a bigger pot (he was in an earthbox-like container with some other things but it took up too much room on our patio with everything we're growing this year), but I'm not sure what size? I have on hand a couple of larger pots but I'm not sure their sizes...one is probably around two gallons and the other is just slightly bigger than that. I can buy a new pot if that's too small. The jalapeno (not sure the variety, it's a Bonnie plant from Lowe's) plant is currently in a pretty small (probably 6-8 inches diameter, 6-8 inches height) pot. Thanks for any help! __________________ -Kelly "To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow." - Audrey Hepburn Bloom where you are planted.

July 13, 2015	#2
feldon30 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2006 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 5,346	I like a 3 gallon pot minimum for peppers, preferably 5 gallon, or put 4 plants in a 15 gallon pot. __________________ [SIZE="3"]I've relaunched my gardening website -- [B]TheUnconventionalTomato.com[/B][/SIZE] * [I][SIZE="1"]*I'm not allowed to post weblinks so you'll have to copy-paste it manually.[/SIZE][/I]

July 13, 2015	#3
heirloomtomaguy Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2013 Location: glendora ca Posts: 2,560	5 gallon minimum. I like to give them room to run. In this case bigger is always better within reason. __________________ “Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it. Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it."

July 13, 2015	#4
TexasTycoon Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2015 Location: Round Rock, TX, Zone 8b Posts: 1,157	5 gallons it is! Thanks y'all, will stop by Lowe's on the way home tonight to pick up a pot. __________________ -Kelly "To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow." - Audrey Hepburn Bloom where you are planted.

December 10, 2015	#7
TexasTycoon Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2015 Location: Round Rock, TX, Zone 8b Posts: 1,157	Just wanted to provide a little update on this plant without starting a whole new thread. In the past two weeks (with our weird cold/hot/rainy/dry/cold/hot weather) it's finally set about 8 little peppers, with loads more blossoms! The biggest pepper is currently about 2 inches long. I haven't been doing anything special with it other than watering it, sometimes with MG, sometimes with TTF, sometimes just plain water or even forgetting to water at all! I love this 'zombie' plant. __________________ -Kelly "To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow." - Audrey Hepburn Bloom where you are planted.

August 13, 2015	#5
Reelcharacter Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Upstate NY Posts: 29	Instead of pots I had a couple of extra "blue bins" from our County recycling agency kicking around so I planted a couple of tomato plants in one. The plants have not attained the size of the plants in my new raised beds but still will produce respectable tomatoes. Next year will try peppers in them. Could set out on the driveway some days to make them think they were more at at home in the south, rather than growing up north in NY state.

August 22, 2015	#6
CelticFarmer Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Corona Ca Posts: 6	I've had the best of luck using 7 gallon fabric pots with 1/3 of the growing medium, perlite. The rest of the soil should be peat base. I like to amend each 7 gallon pot with 2/3 peat based soil 1/3 perlite, 2 cups of worm castings and 1/2 cup of dolomite lime and 1/2 cup guano. This mix is very light, drains quickly, has very little compaction and is airy. For me, the roots grow quickly and the fabric pots allow these roots to air prune. So you won't become root bound if your particular plant grows a large root mass. You could grow 2 plants in a 7 gallon and feed with dynagro foliage pro and protekt each water at 1/4 strength. I think you would be astonished of the results. When the plants just start to bloom, I'll use dyna bloom the first 2 weeks, then mix it with foliage pro until I see the next flowers start blooming. Every other watering I like to add calmag+ to the feeding. Goodluck

December 10, 2015	#8
Worth1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Den of Drunken Fools Posts: 38,539	Kelly this little feller was pulled up and transplanted to another spot in the yard. It was neglected all summer long but it survived. The other day I pulled it up put it in a little container and brought it in. All of the leaves were bug bitten so I cut the off. I pinched the one bloom off the was growing. This plant sprouted on it's own in the soil where I tossed some dried pepper seeds from either chili arbol or gaujillo. It has had a hard life and shouldn't be here but yet it is. I'm going to give this little creature every chance it can get to grow. It's the miracle pepper. Worth IMG_20151210_23712.jpg

January 4, 2016	#9
TexasTycoon Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2015 Location: Round Rock, TX, Zone 8b Posts: 1,157	Well, I went ahead and harvested the little jalapenos that were growing on the plant because it's getting cold here and I don't think they would have grown much more (they came off easy too so I think they were ready). The longest ones are a little over 2.5" long, and the smallest ones are around 1.5-1.75" long. I picked around 12-14 of them and they all fit in one hand pretty easily. I want to pickle them, but am having a hard time finding a good recipe for such a small batch. Any ideas? I can move this question to a different section if need be. __________________ -Kelly "To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow." - Audrey Hepburn Bloom where you are planted.