how many pepper plants in one pot?

rtvvvv · June 29, 2016

I'm new to growing peppers. last year was my 1st time. I had great results with
sport peppers (capsicum annuum) 1 plant in a 8 gal. plastic pot. I now have a bunch of little seedlings and i'm wondering if i might be able to put more than one in a 5.25gal pot without making them all unhappy..not sure how much space they need. i'd put them each in an 8gal if i could but I'm running out of space and pots!
thanks for any pointers!

ScottinAtlanta · June 29, 2016

I plant 2 or 3 in a pot that size. Put them on opposite points of a triangle and train them to go in different directions. The more plants, the more water and fertilizer.

jmsieglaff · June 29, 2016

I do 2 plants in a 5 gallon bucket with good results. I'd be confident with 2, maybe you could do one or two with 3 as a trial?

dmforcier · June 29, 2016

Depends on what you're growing and to a lesser extent the length of your season. Also whether you plan to overwinter.

Up there next to the great white north, two typical plants is not unreasonable.

fonseca · June 30, 2016

More plants per pot will mean less peppers per plant, but you get to try more varieties.

rtvvvv · June 30, 2016

i was just going to put in 2 of the same variety

habanero · July 1, 2016

Go for it. I used a 7 gal fabric pot this Spring and put 3 Carribean Reds in it. I got plenty of peppers off of them. Dont be afraid of making mistakes, either. Thats how I learned and probably every single gardener has figured out what works best for them. You know what kills the most seedlings and plants? Gardeners. LOL
habanero

June 29, 2016	#1
rtvvvv Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: mi Posts: 80	how many pepper plants in one pot? I'm new to growing peppers. last year was my 1st time. I had great results with sport peppers (capsicum annuum) 1 plant in a 8 gal. plastic pot. I now have a bunch of little seedlings and i'm wondering if i might be able to put more than one in a 5.25gal pot without making them all unhappy..not sure how much space they need. i'd put them each in an 8gal if i could but I'm running out of space and pots! thanks for any pointers!

June 29, 2016	#4
dmforcier Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 3,825	Depends on what you're growing and to a lesser extent the length of your season. Also whether you plan to overwinter. Up there next to the great white north, two typical plants is not unreasonable. __________________ Stupidity got us into this mess. Why can't it get us out? - Will Rogers

June 29, 2016	#2
ScottinAtlanta Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Atlanta, Georgia Posts: 2,593	I plant 2 or 3 in a pot that size. Put them on opposite points of a triangle and train them to go in different directions. The more plants, the more water and fertilizer.

June 29, 2016	#3
jmsieglaff Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Southern WI Posts: 2,742	I do 2 plants in a 5 gallon bucket with good results. I'd be confident with 2, maybe you could do one or two with 3 as a trial?

June 30, 2016	#5
fonseca Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 205	More plants per pot will mean less peppers per plant, but you get to try more varieties.

July 1, 2016	#7
habanero Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: phoenix az Posts: 21	Go for it. I used a 7 gal fabric pot this Spring and put 3 Carribean Reds in it. I got plenty of peppers off of them. Dont be afraid of making mistakes, either. Thats how I learned and probably every single gardener has figured out what works best for them. You know what kills the most seedlings and plants? Gardeners. LOL habanero