kcben23
Newly Registered
Posts: 1
Joined: Mon Feb 11, 2013 6:05 pm
Location: South Africa

When to transplant chilies

Hi, I'm from South Africa and it's the start of Autumn/Fall and all my pot plant are growing rather well except for my dad’s Chili plant, my dad planted an entire packet of chili seeds into a pot about 20 cm across and 25 cm high and they've been growing for a few months, I've counted about 15-20 little plants and 3 big ones that are about 35-40 cm tall, the smaller plants are starting to wilt a bit, their leaves have started to curl up so I was wondering if anyone could tell me if I should remove the smaller plants or just transplant all into a bigger pot. My neighbor said I have to wait until after winter to transplant but he is a mechanic so I'd rather get a second opinion.

User avatar
rainbowgardener
Super Green Thumb
Posts: 25279
Joined: Sun Feb 15, 2009 6:04 pm
Location: TN/GA 7b

The plants are way too crowded and are competing with each other for water, light, nutrients. That size pot is big enough to grow ONE pepper plant to maturity.



Return to “Container Gardening Forum”