Re: [CH] Pot size

Suzanne (suz@avana.net)
Thu, 08 Apr 1999 14:57:55 -0400

Leave it to a UGA guy to be so unspecific (joking, just joking!).  I'd use
about a five gallon pot per plant and not put more than one plant per pot.
Depending on your location/weather, you may want a dark colored pot to
increase the soil temp.  Personally, here in GA, it would probably end up
cooking the roots.  If you are into inexpensive gardening, stop by a local
restaurant and ask for their old pickle buckets, add some drainage holes in
the bottom and go to it.
Good luck!
Suz
(GA Tech alum and student :^) )

>From my personal experience growing Habs in a pot, I'd use the 
>largest pot I could find and plant only one. You could probably put 
>in two (offset from the center of the pot), but you risk having them 
>become root bound (especially if you over-winter them a season or 
>two) and not developing as many peppers.  YMMV
>
>Jeff Chandler,
>Computer Services
>Georgia Center for Continuing Education
>The University of Georgia
>email: chandlerj@gactr.uga.edu
>