I've never grown peppers before, but I planted (in pots) an Anaheim and a red bell about 3 weeks ago as seedlings. The Anaheim is now about 10" tall and the bell is about 6". Do pepper plants need staking similar to tomatoes?
I'm also now not sure my 10" pots are large enough.?
Thanks!!
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They do not need as much staking as tomato plants, but their branches will tend to split if not given some support at least 18-24 inches high. Sometimes I just use a single 3 foot stake. Short tomato baskets will work as will the ring type supports that have one or two rings and which are about 30 inches tall before stuck in the ground.
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Most of my bells & jalapeños do ok without stakes, but my anaheims like to try to lay down once they get about 2 or 3 ft tall. Just a simple stake & a tie where they start to really branch out has worked out well (using a piece of rebar & a strip from my little girls outgrown ballet tights for the tie)
Thanks all. I'll be going out to get something to keep them upward.
From your comments, it sounds like these plant might get bigger than I thought. Do you think I should transplant them in bigger containers (they're in 10" pots)? Or since I transplanted the seedlings a few weeks ago, will it stress them too much?
From your comments, it sounds like these plant might get bigger than I thought. Do you think I should transplant them in bigger containers (they're in 10" pots)? Or since I transplanted the seedlings a few weeks ago, will it stress them too much?
for now they should be OK. Keep an eye out, and if they start to get root bound, then uppot them as needed! No need at this point to put them under extra stress I think.manomes wrote:Thanks all. I'll be going out to get something to keep them upward.
From your comments, it sounds like these plant might get bigger than I thought. Do you think I should transplant them in bigger containers (they're in 10" pots)? Or since I transplanted the seedlings a few weeks ago, will it stress them too much?