[CH] peppers in pots
Renae (rchurch@pscosf.peru.edu)
Fri, 01 May 1998 14:49:57 -0500
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>Date: Thu, 30 Apr 1998 08:52:03 -0700 (PDT)
>From: Lorraine Heidecker <lheid@saclink.csus.edu>
>Subject: Re: [CH] Pot Sizes
>
>Hi Mike!
>
>My plant are in BIG pots - about 2 1/2 feet in diameter and maybe the
>same deep. They have been growing happily there for about three years.
>I move theminside undeer a flourescent light in the winter and move them
>around all summer so they will get at least 8 hours of sunlight. I feed
>them egularly with K-Gro (K-Marts generic plant food) and get enough a
>crop from them to keep us in fresh peppers from about June through
>October with an occasional "gift" over the winter. Water sparingly and
>watch out for aphids!
Lorraine:
I am just going to try growing my peppers in pots this summer. These pots
are at least 20" diameter, probably deeper than they are wide. Advice
please: I was thinking I could put three plants per pot if I was
conscientious about feeding and watering. Does this sound reasonable? How
many are you growing in each 2 1/2 ft pot?
Thanks.
Renae
BTW, growing in NW Missouri, Zone 5