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    Hi
    my red pepper seedlings are going to need transplanting soon - what size pot do people suggest to grow them in or are grow bags better?

    Do I need to raid B&Q for more buckets??

    thanks

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    Originally posted by bristol280zx View Post
    Hi
    my red pepper seedlings are going to need transplanting soon - what size pot do people suggest to grow them in or are grow bags better?

    Do I need to raid B&Q for more buckets??

    thanks
    I pot them up into 3-5" pots then when they are about 4-6" tall, I put them in their final buckets of ~10". I usually put 2 or 3 per bucket as I have sown too many and can't bring myself to throw them away.
    Mark

    Vegetable Kingdom blog

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    • #3
      I often grow mine in pots and gradually plant up to a single plant in a 10" pot. Most of mine are in 5" ones at the moment.

      Some of us live in the past, always talking about back then. Some of us live in the future, always planning what we are going to do. And, then there are those, who neither look behind or ahead, but just enjoy the moment of right now.

      Which one are you and is it how you want to be?

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      • #4
        Last year I grew mine in pots but this year I'm trying them in grow bags in the GH.

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        • #5
          I find that grow bags don't have the depth of soil for very much except may be salad stuffs so if I use them I put a bottomless ring on top and fill up with compost by which time I'd probably be as good just using a pot.

          Some of us live in the past, always talking about back then. Some of us live in the future, always planning what we are going to do. And, then there are those, who neither look behind or ahead, but just enjoy the moment of right now.

          Which one are you and is it how you want to be?

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          • #6
            10" pots here too. I seriously dislike growbags. Except to nick the soil from and fill up your pots. As Alison says, they are too shallow.
            Whoever plants a garden believes in the future.

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            • #7
              Although you can also use grow bags cut in half and stood on their ends. Makes for 2 deep pots which is OK.

              Some of us live in the past, always talking about back then. Some of us live in the future, always planning what we are going to do. And, then there are those, who neither look behind or ahead, but just enjoy the moment of right now.

              Which one are you and is it how you want to be?

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              • #8
                Alison, I do exactly that, and find that the depth is fine for pepper plants and sometimes even tomato plants.

                And when your back stops aching,
                And your hands begin to harden.
                You will find yourself a partner,
                In the glory of the garden.

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                • #9
                  thanks all, my plants are only about 4inch high so may leave it a week or two

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