Why we plant peppers a little bit deeper
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- Опубликовано: 6 май 2023
- The cotyledons are the first leaves a plant forms, but they aren't "true leaves" and will fall off in time.
If they're withering, you can just pluck them off too, and you can even talk off the bottom row or two of leaves.
That opens up more of the stem which we can plant below the soil level. Like tomatoes, you can bury some of the pepper plant stem, and roots will grow. More roots means a stronger & healthier plant overall!
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The hairs on tomatoes are trichomes, and they don’t turn into roots. They do grow roots along the stem when the proper conditions come along, but not out of the “hairs.”
Just like cannabis. It's what gives tomato plants that pungent smell.
Yep. Put it in a glass of water and watch where the roots come from. Let a tomato lay on the ground. Due to moisture in the soil, it will sprout roots along the stem. I guess there are also some diseases that cause that, but they just want to root.
I heard an argument similar to this earlier this year. I start my tomatoes from seed every year so I did a test. I potted up 4 different varieties and I buried them 1 inch deeper than I needed to and waited. Every one had roots where I buried the stem. The only problem I see with burying the stem is you just systematically cut off about 10 days of grow time. It doesn't make sense to bury them when the stem is already strong. Just my 2 cents.
Don't care
@yusukeurameshi6620 that's cool. Some how this is on your feed. Take care.
I'm a 4th year gardener and it's my first year that I buried my peppers deeper and it's going very well! :)
When the pepper plants are starting to bloom, don’t forget to give extra food and bloom booster every 2 weeks. I used to have 5 jalapeño peppers on my pepper plant. Now I have over 50 peppers or more.
Yes, that's a great reminder!
@mamokamika4212 what Did you use
I noticed that as well. I would have 2 or 3 peppers growing at a time but once I added food it had them everywhere!
Or get your soil quality and microbiome built up! I add nothing and our peppers produce like crazy. In a new garden, we have to feed, but in time our soil should be supplying what we need.
You mean when it starts flowering or when it starts fruiting, please I’ll like to know when to start adding the bloom booster
The hairs on tomatoes are not root nodes.
Yes they are
I agree, they are called trichomes, not adventitious roots
What I’ve done in the past is taken rooting hormone and sprinkled it on before burying it. The thickest-stemmed, largest plants I’ve ever grown have been from doing it almost exactly like you described.
Yes! I do too. Or, hill them a touch as the season warms!
Wow. I love this video. Yesterday I planted bell peppers. I thought these are not like tomato plants. I was very careful to plant them only soil deep. I'm now going back to replant them deeper.
Bell peppers are great. They take a long while to get going, but have huge harvests.
Dude. I am probably the millionth person to say this but you sound like H. Jon Benjamin and I love it. Thanks for the tips.
Danger Zone!
I was just wondering about this very fact yesterday. Thank you.
Amazing looking little guys ya got there. Beautiful.
And yeah, those roots get so huge on mine, the crowns around mid July look like something from Lord of the Rings or something. Amazing. Peppers are the best obsession.
A Lord of the Rings reference! Did we just become friends??
@@SanDiegoSeedCompany Haha yes, but you had me at peppers 😁
Got to hill up my peppers and prune to encourage bushimg
If you also pluck the lowest true leaves it will grow to be bushier on bottom giving more stability.
This is completely false… if you take the bottom leaves off, it PROMOTES TOP GROWTH. The leaves on the bottom don’t give stability as they would have to be equal and weigh the same.
I’ve read a lot of unintelligent comments on here but yours takes the cake
Darn wish I knew this. I already planted all my peppers and tomatoes.
I didnt know this. I believed it could possibly facilitate rot on the stem
Give it a try with a plant or two this season!
Thank you , that is a really good hint😊
I tried this in a recent video. Nearly 60 days later no added roots. in fact, those leaf nodes tried growing new leaves under the surface of the soil when I excavated the plant. I planted it about a foot deep on a fatali pepper plant I grew with a long stem "on purpose."
Interesting! I'll keep an eye out on these plants
That hairs on tomato didn't turn into roots, they are there for another purpose and it's to make it harder for insect to climb on them.
I swear every time I hear someone perpetuate the myth that the hairs on tomato plants turn into roots… I want to vomit.
Interesting! Thanks.
I wondered if peppers would root along the stem but never knew. Been gardening for 28 years lol
I just planted my peppers today. Wish I’d had watched this sooner
You can always plant more :P
Great video great stache
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Only do this if the plant is young. When the stem is already woody, it will rot. I know from experience
Yes, great point!
I heard thats a myth about the hairs on the stem turning into roots
Can you do the same with eggplant?
Does cannabis do that if you bury them deeper?? Have had a guy tell me to bury it all the way to the bottom leaves but another person said it will rot the stalk if you bury it deeper. And will it still produce roots if the stalk is hard and not soft?
Totally different plant, but good thing I found your comment. I’ve got a few years experience and had great success. Nothing to share online, but I can give you some advice.
How are you growing your cannabis?
Outdoor, indoor?
Soil, aquaponic, or hydro?
Are they indica, sativa, hybrid (and which is dominate)?
For a quick answer, you shouldn’t ever need to bury them deeper. It doesn’t change yields or do anything special for the plant. That being said, maybe you have a specific set of circumstances where it might benefit you to experiment with planting them deeper. I simply don’t know enough about your grow and cannabis is such a particular plant. You truly need to know all the details of the plant before making big decisions.
I buried a store bought pepper plant 4" start deeper one year and it just died. I read somewhere that you are not supposed to plant pepper plants deeper, so I am paranoid to plant deeper now. It must work for some of the people some of the time or you wouldn't be saying this, though. hmmm . . .
Hmm something else must have been going on because I've physically seen my pepper seedlings start growing roots from the bottom of the stem above ground level. They can definitely take being buried deeper.
It depends on the type of pepper. This isn’t a one-size fits all rule.
How much Thyme do you use?
He said hairs, not trics not crystals not pistols, its air roots he speaks of, more prone at the bottom.
Snap a tomato right at the base, stick it in a glass of water and watch how fast the roots compared to a sucker branch.
It is not the hairs that turn into roots its the little bumps.
So just to lend some friendly advice: 1, the hairs (trichomes) on tomato plants do not turn into roots. 2, it's not in theory that pepper plants have advantitious roots, that is fact. Otherwise, it's a great video. Keep up the good work, cheers brother. 👍
Is the root thst comes off the stem all over a evolution trait of all Nightshades?
It's also the case with eggplant and potatoes so that could be! Very interesting
my peppers suck they better wake up or else im gonna get the boots out
They are probably suffering from planting shock, give them some time its still the start of the season. Next time make sure you acclimate them properly before planting them outside and avoid damage to the roots or foliage close and during planting.
the hairs are not root nodes and will not become roots. The bumps you see are. Same with tomatoes. The hairs are not roots and do not become roots. They are called trichomes. Trichomes cannot become roots. The underlying flesh may become root cells but not the hairs. For peppers, studies show you can plant pepper as dep as the first set of true leaves, just above the cotyledons.
I didn't know you can plant them deeper like Tomatoes and uh, yeah tomatoes.
Do not do this in colder climates with a short season.
These bottom shoots are way more important then any extra roots that *might* form and clipping them might stress the plant.
Same goes for topping peppers in cold climates, don't do it!
I strongly doubt this brings any extra total root growth but simply burring the root ball deeper might be beneficial in warmer climates.
Ok good I thought I was going crazy I keep seeing people plant them at the soil line in the nursery pots into the garden and they say it's because they are more likely to rot if planted deeply but then their plants look sick and dying and falling over 😂
They can rot if you try to plant them deeper once the pepper has developed a woody stem. Also, this might not be applicable to every pepper species.
My plants don't look nearly that good
This video is from last year. This year's peppers aren't quite that big yet
Hairs on tomato stems don't turn into roots.
Correct. The hairs (or trichomes) help protect the plant but do not actually turn into roots. There are lots of little bumps that can turn into roots. Thanks for weighing in on that!
Do what he says if you want to grow REALLY REALLY SLOW. (The plant focuses on growing new roots, NOT FLOWERS)
Yes, that's true too! We have a long growing season here, so we like them to be established. Colder climates may not have the time to do that.