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    Chillies - pot size/pot bound etc?

    Last season when I first joined here I had an apache chilli plant, in i'd guess a 5" pot, it grew say 12" tall, and produced LOADS of chillies..

    This year i'm growing a few (cayenne, bolivian rainbow and another one I can't remember) - just wondered if they do well being potbound? What size pot should I aim for as a final one, I'd like a cayenne and bolivian indoors, and then the rest outdoors (have quite a lot of em growing atm!).
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    See if this helps chris.

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    • #3
      so 6-10, i may go for 7" for the indoors, and larger for outdoor jobbies! thanks

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        Thanks for the thread chris, I wasn't aware that they needed feeding so early.
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        • #5
          nope, nor me.. I didnt last year and still had loads of fruit.. We'll see how this years turn out. May do a trial!

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          • #6
            Someone on here suggested last year that you keep them in a fairly small pot until they are flowering, then at the last minute pot them on into large pots. I tried this and it worked a treat -- more (and bigger, hotter) chillis from bigger final pots.
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            • #7
              Thanks for the link BM very useful

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                Mine usually end up in Morrisons flower buckets.
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                • #9
                  I thought you had to not be overly nice to chillies, keep them in smallish pots, don't feed to well or water too often. I did that last year and it worked well
                  Elsie

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                  • #10
                    My Cayenne go on the lotty, no special treatment: and lots of chillies
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                    • #11
                      Originally posted by Two_Sheds View Post
                      My Cayenne go on the lotty, no special treatment: and lots of chillies
                      Mine go in the tunnel, staright into the ground, and other than staking they get not much else - a good drink once a week and that's it .
                      However, they do grow to about 3 - 4ft high so you would need quite a large pot if you are going down that route.
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                      • #12
                        i pot them up to about 10" pots. i try to let them look dry before watering and have a fair bit of success.

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                        • #13
                          I usually germinate 3 seeds in a 3" pot and when they have around 5 sets of true leaves repot the whole thing into an ASDA flower bucket. They grow fine ( Habs i'll put 2 to a pot) and give loads of chillis. Water sparingly and I never feed them as it dilutes the taste and heat................try it yourself and find out!

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