3/1/2023 0 Comments Pepper seedlingsI have not done this and would have to refer you to google or youtube for your own research on this method. Another option I see a lot of people doing is double cups. A lot of people use solo cups with holes poked in the bottoms for drainage. It all depends on how much space you have, how much capacity for moving, funds for soils etc. My recommendation would be to use at least 3.5 inch containers. A greenhouse would help with this but it is something I don't have. I try to keep my flats to a minimum also as during hardening off it can be a pain to move the flats outside and back in for a few weeks. I will have to trim and strip some of them to help with air flow and spacing, etc. It saves space and most of the time the plants do fine but will be quite root bound. I do this for later starts and secondary or less important plants. The other container's I use a lot are 606 deep cells sheets. I like these as they typically are big enough to get a good sized plant and 18 of them will fit nicely into a 1020 flat. Most of my plants will be planted into 3.5" square pots. Due to limited space I don't use particularly large containers. My plant out time is typically mid May but can vary to early or late may depending on the weather. Most of my chinense strains that I focus on mostly are typically potted up by the end of February with a handful often not until early March. I normally get most of my plants started early. The container size you choose to plant into in this stage is completely up to you and your needs and goals. Sometimes excess nutrients can be worse than too little. If its too heavy added perlite may help If you use something that is fertilized and advertised to feed for 6 to 9 months, you may not want to add any nutrients for quite some time, if at all, as it may have enough already. You can use any soil you want, I just recommend something light that will drain well. This soil has enough nutrients in it where I typically don't add anything else for a month or two. I have had other soils that seemed to harbor pest eggs and/or even some disease. ![]() I have not had any problems with fungus gnats or other pests with this soil. ![]() They have done well for me that last few seasons and I see no reason to change. I like to mix the Ocean Forest and Happy Frog. There is almost limitless choices of potting mix to use available in the US. They are pretty tough and can be safely separated. ![]() It is easy and safe to separate the multiple plants growing in the cells. I will dig them out of the cells with the craft sticks shown on the left. Some of these are now big enough to plant up. I have went through 2 plug trays twice and now refilled half of one. In this tray below is what is left for me in the 2018 season. Once the plants get some size to them it is time to plant them into some better soil and bigger containers. I have previously talked about my techniques for germination and early stage growth of pepper plants.
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