Re: [CH] Growing Peppers in Buckets
Chet Bacon (chet@chetbacon.com)
Sun, 26 Apr 2009 07:17:00 -0400
Yes you need holes in the buckets.. As stated by Jim in a previous
post. I agree with Jim on almost everything, except I grow multiples in
one pot - no more than 3 in a large pot - 16" deep and 24" across - BTW
nurseries might have left overs you can purchase or ask them for the
returns. I mix my soils and I tend to stay away from Miracle grow as a
total soil source - usually mix in some sand as well.
After the plants get to a large size and start producing - I too let
them get thirsty - to the point of wilting - then water. We also use
water that has had egg shells soaking in it for a couple weeks - whew!
but it seems to work.
Any fertilizer is usually fish emulsion based and mixed with the water
for watering. The wonderful thing about potting methods is you can
control the sun conditions too.
Hope this helps and enjoy your peppers - you'll get a lot and they will
be hot. Well - IMHO
Chet
A.K.A. - Chesterchile - hoping to be at open fields this year!
Dan D Niles wrote:
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> I tried growing peppers in my garden last year, and they did horrible.
> I'm going to try growing them in buckets this year.
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> I found a few sites with info, but nobody said anything about putting
> holes in the bottom of the buckets. Do you need holes to let the water
> drain out?
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> Any particularly good web sites about growing peppers in buckets?
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> Thanks,
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> Dan
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