root growth of peppers

Itoero · April 22, 2014

I have planted a couple sweet peppers 15cm deeper in the ground for better support.
Will the roots try to go down like they normally do or will they grow to the sides and even up, where the moisture is?

Doug9345 · April 25, 2014

I've done the same thing. If your question is, will peppers root from from the buries stem" I'm not sure. I think some will in time. It may depend on species and variety. Mine didn't suffer any harm.

Got Worms? · April 25, 2014

I usually plant my peppers less than 6" deep so the lower fruit don't wind up on the ground. I've planted tomatoes 18" deep though.

Goldie321 · April 25, 2014

If your premise is to create more root growth it won't. Tomatoes grow more roots out from the stem by planting them deeper, but peppers do not.

April 22, 2014	#1
Itoero Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Belgium Posts: 186	root growth of peppers I have planted a couple sweet peppers 15cm deeper in the ground for better support. Will the roots try to go down like they normally do or will they grow to the sides and even up, where the moisture is?

April 25, 2014	#2
Doug9345 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Durhamville,NY Posts: 2,706	I've done the same thing. If your question is, will peppers root from from the buries stem" I'm not sure. I think some will in time. It may depend on species and variety. Mine didn't suffer any harm.

April 25, 2014	#3
Got Worms? Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: NY Zone 5b/6a Posts: 546	I usually plant my peppers less than 6" deep so the lower fruit don't wind up on the ground. I've planted tomatoes 18" deep though.

April 25, 2014	#4
Goldie321 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Florida USA Posts: 116	If your premise is to create more root growth it won't. Tomatoes grow more roots out from the stem by planting them deeper, but peppers do not.