Re: [CH] Bigger Root Ball
Robert Farr (rbfarr@erols.com)
Thu, 27 Jan 2000 15:34:48 -0500
Jim:
I have experience with trying to transplant peppers like tomatoes. It
hasn't worked for me!
The pepper stem is much woodier than the tomato stem, and does not put
out feeder roots from a buried stem.
What this results in is plant which rots or becomes brittle at the
ground.
As we anticipated the drought last year, I planted many of my peppers in
little square bowls - the way you'd plant fruit trees (the theory was
that I could water the dish, which would retain the water instead of
having it run off). What I got was peppers which didn't hold up under a
wind, and spent all summer staking away!
Good luck!
Robert.