Chili Question ~

Tomstrees · April 13, 2006

Can you transplant peppers
deep (roots grow on stem)
like tomatoes?
I forget what I did last year ~
Thanks,
Tom

barkeater · April 13, 2006

Pepper roots don't grow up the stem like tomatoes. It won't hurt them to be planted a little deeper, though. I usually do just to anchor them down a little bit.

owiebrain · April 14, 2006

I always bury my peppers as deep as I can, just like tomatoes, for the same "anchoring" reason.

Love2Troll · April 15, 2006

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Pepper roots don't grow up the stem like tomatoes.

True enough... not as readily as tomatoes, but they will root if conditions are right & thankfully so as that is how some of us clone our plants.

Plant them just as deep as you feel necessary.

jt

April 13, 2006	#1
Tomstrees Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: NJ Bayshore Posts: 3,848	Chili Question ~ Can you transplant peppers deep (roots grow on stem) like tomatoes? I forget what I did last year ~ Thanks, Tom __________________ My green thumb came only as a result of the mistakes I made while learning to see things from the plant's point of view. ~ H. Fred Ale

April 14, 2006	#3
owiebrain Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: northeastern Missouri Posts: 94	I always bury my peppers as deep as I can, just like tomatoes, for the same "anchoring" reason. __________________ Diane CrackpotHippie.com

April 13, 2006	#2
barkeater Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: NE Kingdom, VT - Zone 3b Posts: 1,439	Pepper roots don't grow up the stem like tomatoes. It won't hurt them to be planted a little deeper, though. I usually do just to anchor them down a little bit.