A benchmark to be used for any good instructional gardening video is not just the how to do, but the why you should. You guys are so good at showing how and what to do but also why, like showing root bound plants to see why waiting too long isn't a good practice. Explaining why up potting is a good idea and even further why it's good for your particular circumstances because of your space really gets a point across. Everyone's environment and conditions are so different so the what to do may not be correct for some gardeners. But since you explain why you do it and show examples, people can adapt to their circumstances and be more successful, Bravo! A huge part also why I love your channel(s) is you don't jibber jabber and prattle on and on. There are too many you-tuber gardening channels that take up fifteen minutes of verbal diarrhea before you get to what the topic is about, or spend way too much time showcasing their dog I don't need to know about in a gardening video🤬. You don't have a forced cheesy hook line every video and thumbnails with overly impossibly exaggerated contorted facial expressions looking at a photoshopped wilted plant. Rather, your videos are to the point, informative, easy to digest and engaging and the presentation is always good. I can tell you put a lot of time and thought into them and it doesn't go unnoticed-thanks.👍🏻
2024, first year starting everything from seed. Exciting & a little intimidating. I'm learning so much from RUclipsrs like yourself. I'm growing Jalapeño & California Wonder peppers.
You provide an awesome service especially to those that know next to nothing and afraid to try especially worried about failing when on a fixed income. So often I over hear beginners asking question at garden centers getting poor and confusing info. You are a blessing to many. Thank you. You will be blessed.
Good to know. I see both do bury the stems and don't bury the stems so it's confusing. At least based on your experience I know if I have to, I can bury the stems and not lose sleep over it. Thanks for the testimonial, appreciate it.
As a newbie to pepper growing, i always watch your videos everyday, I am growing a Carolina Reaper and Chili Labuyo (Philippines Chili). The Labuyo Chili sprouted last week and yesterday the reaper also sprouted. 7 out of 14 of my Reaper sprouted exactly 1 week. Btw, I'm from the Philippines so it is pretty hot here. They love warmth :). Thank you, PepperGeek! 🌶️🔥
Ha ha ha, God don’t I know that one! I started WAY too early, Feb. 19th, and our average last frost is May 15th. My living room now has twenty 5 gallon grow bags with peppers in them-healthy as can be though and big. Then there's the tomatoes too. Oh well it's the only way I Iearn, do it wrong first and next time get it right. New Hampshire here so next year April fools day will be my indoor planting day…maybe🤪
Same here. You'd have thought I'd have learnt my lesson from doing the same last year, but no, this year I germinated even more. Got carried away with all those grow me please varieties. Funny thing is I only have a 4 x 6 foot raised bed and some pots 🤣🤣🤣 Next year will be different, no, it will be. Have fun, Mark : ) from UK
Thank you guys from Pepper Geek. You are doing an awesome job. I have 3 questions please. 1) would it not be better to water the pots from below rather than washing down valuable nutrients. 2) should we lightly soak up water in the plant so that when we transplant the roots will not become root shocked. 3) How can we get these peppers to grow all year round if they are in larger pots without having to overwinter them. Our winter is toward May to end August. Thank you in advance.
Thank you for concise instructions on a single topic! I started peppers for the first time, and they will soon need transplanted, but they are growing slowly in my cool basement, but with a growlight. I am pleased so far and have staved off several problems by watching your channel.
@@justuslightworkers Ok since I have my AC on upstairs, my downstairs is cooler, so I did put the peppers on the heat mat again. I do have a few that seem yellow, and I'm not sure why. I started feeding 1/2 strength Miracle Grow, but have switched to 1/2 strength Expert Gardner Tomato & Veg Organic with less nitrogen. any Suggestions on yellowing? they are not cupping or stretching, just yellow. Thank you.
Thanks for the vids! I've made my first run at a seedling garden this year & have lettuce, tomatoes, 12 jalapenos, 4 habaneros + 8 "pepper medley / surprise pack". I started them all late (May 7, 2022) and doubt if my 1.25" plants (May 27, 2022) will ever make it to 3" in another 3 weeks (mid June), but at least I gave it a shot & I'm learning a lot for next year.
I start the last week in Jan. By the time I start planting (4/15) we are in bloom. My jungle (1/3 acre) has it all - chicory, 9mint, 2 kinds of amaranthus, red sun flowers, daisies, you name it, it’s here. Peppers MUST be hardened off slowly, especially ornamental peppers like Medusa. I went too early last year and had to regrow all the leaves. Good luck
Good video.... I’m growing 17 varieties of peppers this year. Currently I have 70 plants, most of which will be potted up from their 2nd and current 3 inch pot to 1 quart pots in the next week or two.
I make hot sauces, salsas, chili and dehydrate them for dry spices. This year I’m growing two types of Paprika and I plan on smoking the peppers before I dehydrate them.
I just recently planted my first Ghost Peppers and Jalapenos, it's also my first crop ever planted so I'm very excited! Thanks for all the information guys!
That sounds great! They will be very different plants (and peppers of course). The ghost is a chinense, while jalapenos are annuum. The ghost plant will likely grow much larger, so keep that in mid! Good luck!
Something I use for pulling the seedlings from the pots when transplant. I have a used egg flipper with steel shaft ,Cutting the shaft near the flat flipper gently bending about 10 degrees angle about 2" from tip helps like bending a finger to hook plants You won't have any falling as you tilting to get em to fall out.
I'm growing orange habaneros and Thai Bird's eye chilies, and I'm about to repot the bird's eye. Your channel has been very helpful as I am a novice. Thanks!
Just transplanted my first 3 plants. They looked perfect before. We are now 30 minutes after transplanting. They look closer to death than life.. praying for recovery.
In the process of thinning mine and repotting back into single Dixie cups. You guys always have the go-to info when it comes to peppers! Got a late start on mine this year (mid January instead of Christmas), but I sped up the process by putting a shelf and grow light on top of the water heater. It's maintaining 80 in there without any heat mats!
I have a lot of mini sweet bell peppers, im going to try and sell this yr. I have orange, yellow and red, i also have some tomato seedlings i will be trying to sell as well, arkansas traveler's & black vernsiness tomato seedlings. I will be offering them in small and large pot sizes, all grown in nautal fertilizers and native soils.
A quick tip for all those who want to start seeds indoors; provide 16-18 hours of light to those seedlings and you will see them grow very strong right from the start.
I watched a video of yours using white habanero and wanted to try them. So I ordered some from Pepperjoes out of Iowa. I didnt realize I would be getting free seeds to boot. The NuMex Big Jim's look good I love jalapenos. But they also sent me a Kracken Scorpion which after researching it scared me. Not sure I even want to grow that bad boy. One million on the scoville scale....Holy Hot pepper batman.😁😁🔥🔥🔥🔥Love your videos ❤🌶
I let 3 of these grow to like 10 inches tall in a small pot thinking the root system would be small… I’ve never seen a bigger mess of roots in my life…😂😂. Lesson learned.
Easy method for reducing the amount of times you transplant. Just start your seedlings/ seeds in a solo cup with a few holes in the bottom. They can stay in the solo cup for up to 8 weeks before needing to go into their final spot either ground or final pot
I did it & have no mold & I have good, healthy seedlings...the trick is not to saturate the soil until the plant is big enough to utilize that much water...
@@Road_Rash That's my problem. I haven't figured out watering needs. I just water thoroughly, especially when I feel like the soil has become hydrophobic.
Thanks for this easy to understand video. I started my Jalapeño seed in mid-January. They did great and I transplanted them from mini-plugs into 3” transparent plastic cups after around 2 weeks. The growth looked great and the roots were appearing all round and in the bottom of the cup so I felt encouraged to transplant them. My available choice for new container was between 1 litre and deep 1 gallon pots. Since the plants were growing so quickly I chose the 1 gallon pots. However, I’m wondering if this was a mistake because the growth seems to slow and the moisture in this big new container was NOT getting used up; in fact the soil remained wet in spite of NOT getting watered for 5 or 6 weeks. This, in spite of the soil mix being very free-draining. Most of them are continuing to grow, slowly, but I can’t help thinking that I would have done better transplanting into a smaller container. Or maybe my intermediate container perhaps should have been larger. Anyway, it’s all good practice. Thanks again so much for your informative and encouraging videos; you guys are such a blessing! 🌶🍾
Ah, well its always great to experiment and learn from trying different things each year. Keeps things fun and interesting. Glad you enjoy our channel, thanks for watching!
You can transplant directly into giant pots. I grow herbs in a no till method and my 20 gal pots don't move, ill transplant seedlings directly into that 20 gal pot spacing accordingly and i only water directly next to those plants as needed. No need to wet the entire pot untill they get bigger. If u don't wanna transplant over and over again pop seedlings right into giant pots and water in a circle around that plant only.
@@PepperGeek Correct! They're indoors, on a heated propagator, but there's not much sunlight. To me, that's why it's so important to get started early in the year here.
Great video!! I would eventually be curious to see a video about mulching peppers, one about about staking peppers, and one about pepper plants and pest control. Keep up the great work ! Your advice is appreciated! :)
Obviously I'm not Pepper Geek here, but I do know that the standard sized tomato cages (the small ones) are worthless for tomatoes but _perfect_ for peppers! I also use the stem-support sticks (they have a circular flat hook at the top, usually used for flowers) to support the young pepper stems if it's windy. Also, laying down 2-3 sheets of newspaper around peppers is an excellent mulch that lets in heat, water, and air, but blocks out weeds and other pests, AND it doesn't 'crowd' the pepper stems making them think they are buried too deep. I just use rocks and bits of brick from leftover construction to hold the paper down. It breaks down over the year, can be easily replaced, and is totally harmless, just don't use any glossy ads.
Great video. Thanks. I'm new to gardening but I don't understand why you don't start the seeds in the container you eventually pot up your started seeds into. If you start the seeds in the little 6 packs to save room where does the extra room come from for the larger (3.5 inch) container? In other words, if you have room for your 3.5 inch container why not just start you seeds in those? Either you have the room or you don't. If a person has a green house I can understand it but if you're doing this in your basement or in a room in your house then you only have so much room for your pot up (3.5 inch) containers and that's not going to change until you put the plants outside. Just saying. Thanks again for the great videos.
I just did 3 pepper plants this morning. 1 went into a big soil pot, so I just made a hole the size of it's smaller pot and dropped it in. It hasn't even noticed. The other two went into Perlite as an experiment. Both of those dropped within 30mins. I expect it will take them a day or two to reroute their roots into the perlite.
@@PepperGeek I'm trying one plastic bottle inside the other. The inner one has tiny holes and is propped up with the bottle cap, the outer has a small reservoir of nutrient solution. The perlite wicks the solution up in just the right quantities to leave plenty of air room too. That's the theory. The seedlings are still alive and doing well a week later.
@@PepperGeek I think the seedlings are 2 weeks in perlite and biobizz BioGrow. They are perky and look health asides a very slight leaf curl. They don't seem to be thriving though, I should have planted a sibling in soil as a control.
so i had all my peppers originally in cells and transplanted them into larger pots. They ended up becoming stagnant, after about a month I switched it up and transplanted them all into DWC. so now i'm into hydroponics lol
@@PepperGeek I had it set up in my storage room during winter I'm assuming the temperature was all over the place I ended up buying a tent and light, basically decided to go hydro at the same time
Great video! I noticed that you were transitioning to potting mix. Is this something you recommend or is it ok to continue with seed starter as long as you fertilize with a liquid fertilizer like the one from Fox Farm?
Almost all my pepper seedlings sprouted after only 5 days. I planted them on jan. 15th but since then there has not been a lot of improvement. I use starter soil and LED lights. Only a few are starting to grow their first pair of true leaves. I have a fungus gnats problem since almost day 1. Treated it twice with Nematodes, but for that treatment the soil has to be moist for a few weeks and I think my peppers didn't like having wet feeds all the time. I've let the soil dry out for a week now, and today I watered them with baking powder after I 've read that it would kill the larvae of these flies. If this doesn't help, I don't know what I should do else.... Maybe repot them (their pot is 5.5x5.5cm)? I'm from Europe, I can't put them outside before mid may.
Hi there. Love your videos. Very informative. Curious, in this video you water your transplants above the soil and not from below. Is that because the plants are more established? I still try to water my transplant pots from below (in the tray) but find it a pain sometimes. Thanks for your help.
That’s why we water from the top on occasion - it is quicker. Once the stems are a bit more sturdy it is less of a risk. However, if we have the time it is always a better method to bottom water. More water is absorbed and the water lasts longer in the soil
This year I am starting my seedings using peat pods. Once they are mature enough to transplant, do you recommend leaving the peat pod as is or loosening it up before placing in the new container?
Time frames seem a tad different here at the bottom of NZ. Starting 7 species indoors in winter for our short growing season. What are the ideal temps to keep plants at the different stages of growth? Enjoying the vids, keep up the content 😀
Thanks! Peppers like it warm, but not too hot, especially when fruiting. 21°-29°C is best for most stages, and they are happy to have some afternoon shade/cooler temps
Great videos. Two questions: 1) When do you start fertilizing peppers if some have sprouted and others have not? Don’t want to start too early, or late. I’m learning that I could stagger the start times based on germination times of different varieties, but too late this year. 2) How many peppers do you aim to get from a single plant for some typical varieties, just so I know expectations/goals? Thanks.
Thanks! For fertilizer, we usually wait until all have sprouted in each seed cell before applying any. Since it is such a light feeding, I wouldn’t worry about fertilizing the younger plants too early. For yields, it really depends on the variety. Typically, the larger the pod, the fewer will grow per plant. Last year we grew a tiny pepper variety and got 2-300 peppers off a single plant. Meanwhile our bell pepper plants made 5-6 peppers each
@@PepperGeek Thanks for the informative answer. That definitely helps determine how many to grow and where to set the bar for expectations. I’ll be looking at your channel for recipe ideas, like hot sauces. Last year I used all my tomatoes for fire roasted salsa, but used store bought peppers. Growing my own this year, with more varieties too.
When would you repot to a bigger size after the initial repotting? Is it a certain number of leaves were waiting for or when roots are visible from the holes of the pot?
Great video! I started my jalapeño seedlings using red solo cups with drain holes cut in the bottom rather than the small seedling plugs and have found differing sources regarding transplanting when using this method. Some say you can just wait until the plants are a little bigger, more than 3 true leaves, and then transplant directly into their final pot, others say to still transplant to a medium container before the final pot. What would you recommend and/or have found works best for this?
Thanks for watching - we use seedling pots to save space and reduce light usage early on - if we planted 60 seeds in solo cups, the seedlings would need more lights to get good coverage for all the plants. However, for just a few plants a medium sized container is okay to start with, sure.
Thanks for your channel -is a 3 gallon grow bag big enough for two California wonder pepper plants? Miracle Gro is cheaper than happy frog, but the cheapest way is to make your own soil-Happy growing happy Easter
What's missing here is the move to the final pot. No mention of that other than it's anger step. There could have been a link to that or some discussion on how to prep that pot.
Man - i don't know what I'm doing wrong, but my peppers don't grow nearly as fast as the 2-3 week plants you were showing. That's about a month and a half of growth for mine. I have very good grow lights, so i know it's not a light thing....
Thanks for watching, appreciate it! Shock can happen, but they should spring back after a few days of transitioning, then they will grow faster than you think! We have more experience with sun-shock when transplanting to the outdoors - we'll definitely share some tips on that later in the season.
Great video, I do have a question though. My plants are 2-3 inches tall, 3 weeks old, but do not have the true leaves yet. They have been SLOWLY coming in for like 2 weeks now. As well, my root system is not nearly as good as the ones in this video. So, 2 questions; should I wait to transplant? And is there anything I am missing to speed up true leaf production? They have been under a grow light since sprouting for 16 hours a day. I was waiting to fertilize until they were in 3 in pots but I am wondering if I should start fertilizing now. Thanks!
Nice video. Could you please tell me after the pepper plants goes into the final pot how many plants can I put in one pot like the size of yours, or do you recommend one plant to each pot? Thanks
It you don’t have much space and want to grow multiple varieties, you can put 2 plants in a single pot together. They may not produce as much, but should both give you some yields!
Another great video. I did over 100 this year already. I was thinking about using that soil next year. Is it a good idea to add extra organic fertiliser to happy frog soil or is it good as is? I've never tried any yet.
It was enough to get our winter project plant to a healthy size with a couple fruits, but we eventually added some guano as an amendment. Seems like a very solid potting mix for peppers!
Hi I am growing peppers from the seeds I got from the actual pepper, I got about 30 seedlings or more I have transplanted them 2 seedlings per 4" pot when I saw the 1st 2 leaves pop up into a 4" pot, should I not have done that, n some of the leaves look like they r praying, I am using a led light. I think I am going to have to bid watch your videos from the start, as I am already following you guys.
Thanks for following. We usually put 1 plant per container, so I'd probably recommend pruning one of the plants out of each 4" pot. You could probably still save the extras and pot them in their own pots if you want. The 'praying' shape is normal when the lights go down/evening time. If they are staying that way all day, they may be too close to the LED. Conversely, if they are tall/leggy, they may be too far away
So I’ve now transplanted my peppers into their final pots either 3 gal or 5gal What do you all do during the growing season on hot days or rainy days (live in Tampa area 9 I believe) so I’m nearing the time to move them to their final pots
I'm kinda new to peppers but have grown other vegetables for years. My pepper stems are sickly thin even though I left a fan on them during germination. When growing tomatoes, I solve the problem by adding more soil and letting the stems become root structure. Can I do the same with peppers? I'm growing Tabasco, habanaro, and habanada starts along with jalapeño and bell peppers that overwintered in my basement
If the nighttime temperatures are above 55°F then they can go into the ground - but watch out for rabbits and other wild animals that like to eat young tender plants
I just looked through every comment here to find an answer to this: When will I know to move them to their final pot/location? The answers I’ve found in your replies are “when it’s outgrowing the 3” pot.” But Im new to this and don’t know when that is. How will I know when it’s outgrowing the pot? I have a cayenne in a 2.5” clay pot and the plant is roughly 10” tall and the stem at the top has just branches into two. Can I put this into a 3gal pot or would it need to go into something smaller first?
Yes at 10" it should be ready, and I would go straight to the final pot (3 gal is good for cayenne). You can also check the root system to see if the roots have reached the bottom of the soil, another clear indicator that the plant needs more space.
Mine look like those 2-3 inches still after 1.5 months growing in a hinged hoop house outside. The temperature in zone 10a on the coast is still pretty mild (~50-65), inside the hoop house it gets to 85 during the day. So I wonder if I should take them inside and put them under my 300W LED to speed things up. It's a Mars Hydro I used to grow a giant dank plant and I bet peppers would love it too but then I'd have to eventually transplant it outside and harden them off and all that jazz. Maybe I should just increase the insulation in the hoop house or get some thermal mass for the night time temps?
50F is really not terrible for nighttime, and with daytime temps above 80 I don't think temp is the issue. What type of soil do you have them in? Overwatering, under or over-feeding and overly compacted or poorly draining soil can all lead to stunted growth as well.
@@PepperGeek They are in a pretty fluffy soil to be honest, I think I may need sand in them or something. It's basically a lot of coco coir or peat moss mixed with some G&B Harvest Supreme. Very spongy soil. I also just fed them Fish emulsion for I think the first or second time, I plan on feeding them probably every 2 weeks. I've been trying to let the soil dry before I water them because I heard babying them will reduce root growth. I think it's gotta be a soil issue. I basically live on a sand dune so I could add some native sand into the mix but I'll keep researching further.
@@PepperGeek I've decided it has to just be normal and maybe light on feeding, this was the first feeding of these seedlings and they seem to be growing exponentially again
A benchmark to be used for any good instructional gardening video is not just the how to do, but the why you should. You guys are so good at showing how and what to do but also why, like showing root bound plants to see why waiting too long isn't a good practice. Explaining why up potting is a good idea and even further why it's good for your particular circumstances because of your space really gets a point across. Everyone's environment and conditions are so different so the what to do may not be correct for some gardeners. But since you explain why you do it and show examples, people can adapt to their circumstances and be more successful, Bravo! A huge part also why I love your channel(s) is you don't jibber jabber and prattle on and on. There are too many you-tuber gardening channels that take up fifteen minutes of verbal diarrhea before you get to what the topic is about, or spend way too much time showcasing their dog I don't need to know about in a gardening video🤬. You don't have a forced cheesy hook line every video and thumbnails with overly impossibly exaggerated contorted facial expressions looking at a photoshopped wilted plant. Rather, your videos are to the point, informative, easy to digest and engaging and the presentation is always good. I can tell you put a lot of time and thought into them and it doesn't go unnoticed-thanks.👍🏻
Thank you so much for your support and kind words! It means a lot and we’ll keep at it 😁
also helps when transplanting if you let it dry a bit because it shrinks and falls out the pots easier
Your tip of a fan to strengthen leggy plants was spot on. Like a workout video for seedlings. Visibly thicker stems in 2 days!
2024, first year starting everything from seed. Exciting & a little intimidating. I'm learning so much from RUclipsrs like yourself. I'm growing Jalapeño & California Wonder peppers.
Heading outside today to do my final transplant into their large pots. Finally got some decent weather, lol.
You provide an awesome service
especially to those that know next to nothing and
afraid to try especially worried about
failing when on a fixed income.
So often I over hear beginners asking question at garden centers
getting poor and confusing info.
You are a blessing to many. Thank you.
You will be blessed.
I have always been told to bury the pepper seedlings, so I do. I don't get problems.
Good to know. I see both do bury the stems and don't bury the stems so it's confusing. At least based on your experience I know if I have to, I can bury the stems and not lose sleep over it. Thanks for the testimonial, appreciate it.
As a newbie to pepper growing, i always watch your videos everyday, I am growing a Carolina Reaper and Chili Labuyo (Philippines Chili). The Labuyo Chili sprouted last week and yesterday the reaper also sprouted. 7 out of 14 of my Reaper sprouted exactly 1 week. Btw, I'm from the Philippines so it is pretty hot here. They love warmth :). Thank you, PepperGeek! 🌶️🔥
how's the peppers now?
I transplanted my peppers in my greenhouse to large pots they are doing good.
Glad to hear it
I am new to gardening and somehow ended up with 170 thriving seedlings 😅 who wants one
Ha ha ha, i have the same problem
Same, I have NO clue what to do but it kills me think of getting rid of them lol
Ha ha ha, God don’t I know that one! I started WAY too early, Feb. 19th, and our average last frost is May 15th. My living room now has twenty 5 gallon grow bags with peppers in them-healthy as can be though and big. Then there's the tomatoes too. Oh well it's the only way I Iearn, do it wrong first and next time get it right. New Hampshire here so next year April fools day will be my indoor planting day…maybe🤪
Same issue I don’t want to kill them but I don’t have room for all of them
Same here. You'd have thought I'd have learnt my lesson from doing the same last year, but no, this year I germinated even more. Got carried away with all those grow me please varieties. Funny thing is I only have a 4 x 6 foot raised bed and some pots 🤣🤣🤣 Next year will be different, no, it will be. Have fun, Mark : ) from UK
Thank you guys from Pepper Geek. You are doing an awesome job. I have 3 questions please.
1) would it not be better to water the pots from below rather than washing down valuable nutrients.
2) should we lightly soak up water in the plant so that when we transplant the roots will not become root shocked.
3) How can we get these peppers to grow all year round if they are in larger pots without having to overwinter them. Our winter is toward May to end August.
Thank you in advance.
Thank you for concise instructions on a single topic! I started peppers for the first time, and they will soon need transplanted, but they are growing slowly in my cool basement, but with a growlight. I am pleased so far and have staved off several problems by watching your channel.
Are you using a heat mat in your cool basement?
@@justuslightworkers Hi, I did to germinate, but it is 68 degrees, close enough I think to nominal.
@@vickieboley9452 you might consider putting in a little heater, and a fan (for air circulation, not for cooling). Peppers like it really hot.
@@justuslightworkers Thank you. They might be a little slow but so am I and they look good, mostly. Trying to not overwater!
@@justuslightworkers Ok since I have my AC on upstairs, my downstairs is cooler, so I did put the peppers on the heat mat again. I do have a few that seem yellow, and I'm not sure why. I started feeding 1/2 strength Miracle Grow, but have switched to 1/2 strength Expert Gardner Tomato & Veg Organic with less nitrogen. any Suggestions on yellowing? they are not cupping or stretching, just yellow. Thank you.
You guys are the “ go to “ source of pepper growing info. Well done. You got me going with mine. Thank you.
Appreciate that :)
Thanks for the vids! I've made my first run at a seedling garden this year & have lettuce, tomatoes, 12 jalapenos, 4 habaneros + 8 "pepper medley / surprise pack". I started them all late (May 7, 2022) and doubt if my 1.25" plants (May 27, 2022) will ever make it to 3" in another 3 weeks (mid June), but at least I gave it a shot & I'm learning a lot for next year.
I start the last week in Jan. By the time I start planting (4/15) we are in bloom. My jungle (1/3 acre) has it all - chicory, 9mint, 2 kinds of amaranthus, red sun flowers, daisies, you name it, it’s here. Peppers MUST be hardened off slowly, especially ornamental peppers like Medusa. I went too early last year and had to regrow all the leaves. Good luck
Good video.... I’m growing 17 varieties of peppers this year. Currently I have 70 plants, most of which will be potted up from their 2nd and current 3 inch pot to 1 quart pots in the next week or two.
And you do what with all those peppers???
I make hot sauces, salsas, chili and dehydrate them for dry spices. This year I’m growing two types of Paprika and I plan on smoking the peppers before I dehydrate them.
I just recently planted my first Ghost Peppers and Jalapenos, it's also my first crop ever planted so I'm very excited!
Thanks for all the information guys!
0-100 with those two varieties
@@ShakespeareanBroncobuster The Ghost is just a personal quest that's why I decided to grow one :P
That sounds great! They will be very different plants (and peppers of course). The ghost is a chinense, while jalapenos are annuum. The ghost plant will likely grow much larger, so keep that in mid! Good luck!
@@PepperGeek Will do, thanks for the tip!
My Jalapenos actually just sprouted over night, super stoked! :D
@@PepperGeek Ghost started growing this morning :D
Something I use for pulling the seedlings from the pots when transplant.
I have a used egg flipper with steel shaft ,Cutting the shaft near the flat flipper gently bending about 10 degrees angle about 2" from tip helps like bending a finger to hook plants
You won't have any falling as you tilting to get em to fall out.
Mine has reached 3 inches guys i think will be ready to take off...for transplanting...thanks!!
I am so excited for the 2023 growing season!! I have learned so much from you guys, thank you for your videos!!
I'm growing orange habaneros and Thai Bird's eye chilies, and I'm about to repot the bird's eye. Your channel has been very helpful as I am a novice. Thanks!
Sounds great! Thanks for watching I am glad we could be helpful :)
Just transplanted my first 3 plants. They looked perfect before. We are now 30 minutes after transplanting. They look closer to death than life.. praying for recovery.
Yikes, I hope they make a recovery
The best ‘Transplanting’ video on RUclips‼️Thank you kindly for sharing your expertise‼️😎
In the process of thinning mine and repotting back into single Dixie cups. You guys always have the go-to info when it comes to peppers! Got a late start on mine this year (mid January instead of Christmas), but I sped up the process by putting a shelf and grow light on top of the water heater. It's maintaining 80 in there without any heat mats!
Nice! Love to see creative ways of dual-purposing existing heat sources. Good luck this season ☺️
@@PepperGeek Thanks! You guys may be the Pepper Geeks, but I'm a pRepper geek, so I'm always thinking outside the box, LOL.
I love that you guys are using Happy Frog soil. Thank you.
Super impressed with the results! I'd like to compare against some other types/self-mixed soil soon to see how it stacks up
Very Great presentation aswell. This video is Good and very well explained. Great job guys keep up great work
I have a lot of mini sweet bell peppers, im going to try and sell this yr. I have orange, yellow and red, i also have some tomato seedlings i will be trying to sell as well, arkansas traveler's & black vernsiness tomato seedlings. I will be offering them in small and large pot sizes, all grown in nautal fertilizers and native soils.
Thanks for the tutorial! It is a chore but its so critical to a successful plant.
watching again, my trusted source for advice
Your plants grow so fast! Mine are 4 weeks old and none have a second set of leaves growing. I’m going to try a different grow light I think.
A quick tip for all those who want to start seeds indoors; provide 16-18 hours of light to those seedlings and you will see them grow very strong right from the start.
Just needed to transplant my pepper seedlings, perfect timing for these tips, thank you!
Glad we could help!
Was very soothing to watch the transplanting process.
Thank you for your great videos!! I’m growing my first peppers this year in containers. Cayenne, jalapeño, NuMex Joe Parker, habanero and ancho 😺
Sounds great, thanks for watching :)
I watched a video of yours using white habanero and wanted to try them. So I ordered some from Pepperjoes out of Iowa. I didnt realize I would be getting free seeds to boot. The NuMex Big Jim's look good I love jalapenos. But they also sent me a Kracken Scorpion which after researching it scared me. Not sure I even want to grow that bad boy. One million on the scoville scale....Holy Hot pepper batman.😁😁🔥🔥🔥🔥Love your videos ❤🌶
If you cant eat anything that hot, you could give some away to friends! I did that last year with my ghost peppers
Nice, have heard mixed reviews on Pepper Joe (never used them ourselves though). Superhot peppers are not for everyone, that is for sure!
@@jazzysmith1856 I received 5 seeds I'm going to plant 1 for a friend who likes super hot stuff. Probably just hang on to the rest for now.
Super helpful! I'm about a week late in transplanting, based on your video. I kept debating and debating...guess I'm transplanting tomorrow!
Hope it goes well!
was surprised to see you using happy frog. i use that soil for weed, and its nice to know i can also grow peppers with it
Great video! I'm growing peppers for the first time this year...
thank you 🙌 very helpful. watching from 🇮🇷
I let 3 of these grow to like 10 inches tall in a small pot thinking the root system would be small…
I’ve never seen a bigger mess of roots in my life…😂😂.
Lesson learned.
I think I'm about to have the same situation lol, I don't have the medium pots just yet so hopefully they don't get too bad
Perfect! I made a comment asking about transplanting on another of your videos yesterday and you post this. Thank you
Perfect :)
Thanks!
Very good presentation, TY!
Easy method for reducing the amount of times you transplant. Just start your seedlings/ seeds in a solo cup with a few holes in the bottom. They can stay in the solo cup for up to 8 weeks before needing to go into their final spot either ground or final pot
If I did this, I would unintentionally be growing mold instead of good seedling. 😑
I did it & have no mold & I have good, healthy seedlings...the trick is not to saturate the soil until the plant is big enough to utilize that much water...
@@Road_Rash That's my problem. I haven't figured out watering needs. I just water thoroughly, especially when I feel like the soil has become hydrophobic.
I've had my peppers in solo cups for 4 months. They're doing great still
It all depends on how many plants you're growing. 36 solo cups take up more space than a 36 cell seed tray. But for a few peppers it doesn't matter
Thanks for this easy to understand video. I started my Jalapeño seed in mid-January. They did great and I transplanted them from mini-plugs into 3” transparent plastic cups after around 2 weeks.
The growth looked great and the roots were appearing all round and in the bottom of the cup so I felt encouraged to transplant them. My available choice for new container was between 1 litre and deep 1 gallon pots. Since the plants were growing so quickly I chose the 1 gallon pots. However, I’m wondering if this was a mistake because the growth seems to slow and the moisture in this big new container was NOT getting used up; in fact the soil remained wet in spite of NOT getting watered for 5 or 6 weeks. This, in spite of the soil mix being very free-draining.
Most of them are continuing to grow, slowly, but I can’t help thinking that I would have done better transplanting into a smaller container. Or maybe my intermediate container perhaps should have been larger.
Anyway, it’s all good practice. Thanks again so much for your informative and encouraging videos; you guys are such a blessing! 🌶🍾
Ah, well its always great to experiment and learn from trying different things each year. Keeps things fun and interesting. Glad you enjoy our channel, thanks for watching!
thanks for the very helpful information. Greetings from Germany! 😄
Of course - cheers!
You can transplant directly into giant pots. I grow herbs in a no till method and my 20 gal pots don't move, ill transplant seedlings directly into that 20 gal pot spacing accordingly and i only water directly next to those plants as needed. No need to wet the entire pot untill they get bigger. If u don't wanna transplant over and over again pop seedlings right into giant pots and water in a circle around that plant only.
Yes they said thats fine in the video but they got like 70 plants bruh lol
Still super space inefficient
@@The_k81 his 20 gal pots sound more like a permanent raised bed since they stay in the same place.
@@frodogaming8905 not all of us benefit from pepper-growing weather from the seedling stage though, lol.
@@The_k81 I just meant he's prob not concerned about space :p
Great video.
My new favourite channel!!! Awesome video
I needed this video. Thank you.
You two are an awesome team!! Love the video. Thank you for all your help!
Thanks for sharing 🌶🥰
2-3" tall at two weeks, you're so funny! Greetings from Northern Ireland.
Well, depends on the variety, temperature, and lighting...but yeah, it's cold and not sunny there, eh?
@@PepperGeek Correct! They're indoors, on a heated propagator, but there's not much sunlight. To me, that's why it's so important to get started early in the year here.
Thank you fr info
Great video! I'm potting up my next round of peppers and tomatoes this afternoon 🌿
Thanks! That sounds great - we're excited to get the plants outside :D
You guys are so thorough, great vid, thanks! ☺️
Thanks for watching :)
Can you guys make a video on how to store soil..!?
Great video!! I would eventually be curious to see a video about mulching peppers, one about about staking peppers, and one about pepper plants and pest control. Keep up the great work ! Your advice is appreciated! :)
Obviously I'm not Pepper Geek here, but I do know that the standard sized tomato cages (the small ones) are worthless for tomatoes but _perfect_ for peppers! I also use the stem-support sticks (they have a circular flat hook at the top, usually used for flowers) to support the young pepper stems if it's windy. Also, laying down 2-3 sheets of newspaper around peppers is an excellent mulch that lets in heat, water, and air, but blocks out weeds and other pests, AND it doesn't 'crowd' the pepper stems making them think they are buried too deep. I just use rocks and bits of brick from leftover construction to hold the paper down. It breaks down over the year, can be easily replaced, and is totally harmless, just don't use any glossy ads.
Great information my friends! 🤙🏾🤙🏾🤙🏾
Great video. Thanks. I'm new to gardening but I don't understand why you don't start the seeds in the container you eventually pot up your started seeds into. If you start the seeds in the little 6 packs to save room where does the extra room come from for the larger (3.5 inch) container? In other words, if you have room for your 3.5 inch container why not just start you seeds in those? Either you have the room or you don't. If a person has a green house I can understand it but if you're doing this in your basement or in a room in your house then you only have so much room for your pot up (3.5 inch) containers and that's not going to change until you put the plants outside. Just saying. Thanks again for the great videos.
Great video, really clearly explained everything and gave just the info I needed, thanks!
No problem, happy to help!
Both of you look 👍, thanks for the tips which help a lot in pepper growing
Thanks, glad we could help out :)
Great video
Thanks for the video… re watch done..
Thanks again!
Your videos are great and much appreciated. You've inspired me to grow way too many seedlings!
I just did 3 pepper plants this morning. 1 went into a big soil pot, so I just made a hole the size of it's smaller pot and dropped it in. It hasn't even noticed. The other two went into Perlite as an experiment. Both of those dropped within 30mins. I expect it will take them a day or two to reroute their roots into the perlite.
Just perlite?! Interesting...feeding with hydro nutrients or what? Curious how that will turn out, let us know.
@@PepperGeek I'm trying one plastic bottle inside the other. The inner one has tiny holes and is propped up with the bottle cap, the outer has a small reservoir of nutrient solution. The perlite wicks the solution up in just the right quantities to leave plenty of air room too. That's the theory. The seedlings are still alive and doing well a week later.
@@PepperGeek I think the seedlings are 2 weeks in perlite and biobizz BioGrow. They are perky and look health asides a very slight leaf curl. They don't seem to be thriving though, I should have planted a sibling in soil as a control.
so i had all my peppers originally in cells and transplanted them into larger pots. They ended up becoming stagnant, after about a month I switched it up and transplanted them all into DWC. so now i'm into hydroponics lol
Interesting, I wonder what went wrong with the soil that prevented growth. Hydro is pretty cool though, definitely encourages faster growth.
@@PepperGeek I had it set up in my storage room during winter I'm assuming the temperature was all over the place I ended up buying a tent and light, basically decided to go hydro at the same time
Thank you, ma'am.
Thanks for video.
Would the pepper grow to maturity I'm the 3.5'' potting soil?
Yes, you can bonsai a pepper if you want!
Great video!
I noticed that you were transitioning to potting mix.
Is this something you recommend or is it ok to continue with seed starter as long as you fertilize with a liquid fertilizer like the one from Fox Farm?
Great vid as always.
Appreciate that :)
Love your videos, keep it up. Your plants look great.
Thank you! Will do.
Almost all my pepper seedlings sprouted after only 5 days. I planted them on jan. 15th but since then there has not been a lot of improvement. I use starter soil and LED lights. Only a few are starting to grow their first pair of true leaves. I have a fungus gnats problem since almost day 1. Treated it twice with Nematodes, but for that treatment the soil has to be moist for a few weeks and I think my peppers didn't like having wet feeds all the time. I've let the soil dry out for a week now, and today I watered them with baking powder after I 've read that it would kill the larvae of these flies. If this doesn't help, I don't know what I should do else.... Maybe repot them (their pot is 5.5x5.5cm)? I'm from Europe, I can't put them outside before mid may.
Hi there. Love your videos. Very informative. Curious, in this video you water your transplants above the soil and not from below. Is that because the plants are more established? I still try to water my transplant pots from below (in the tray) but find it a pain sometimes. Thanks for your help.
That’s why we water from the top on occasion - it is quicker. Once the stems are a bit more sturdy it is less of a risk. However, if we have the time it is always a better method to bottom water. More water is absorbed and the water lasts longer in the soil
@@PepperGeek thanks again
This year I am starting my seedings using peat pods. Once they are mature enough to transplant, do you recommend leaving the peat pod as is or loosening it up before placing in the new container?
Time frames seem a tad different here at the bottom of NZ. Starting 7 species indoors in winter for our short growing season.
What are the ideal temps to keep plants at the different stages of growth?
Enjoying the vids, keep up the content 😀
Thanks! Peppers like it warm, but not too hot, especially when fruiting. 21°-29°C is best for most stages, and they are happy to have some afternoon shade/cooler temps
Great videos. Two questions:
1) When do you start fertilizing peppers if some have sprouted and others have not? Don’t want to start too early, or late. I’m learning that I could stagger the start times based on germination times of different varieties, but too late this year.
2) How many peppers do you aim to get from a single plant for some typical varieties, just so I know expectations/goals?
Thanks.
Thanks! For fertilizer, we usually wait until all have sprouted in each seed cell before applying any. Since it is such a light feeding, I wouldn’t worry about fertilizing the younger plants too early.
For yields, it really depends on the variety. Typically, the larger the pod, the fewer will grow per plant. Last year we grew a tiny pepper variety and got 2-300 peppers off a single plant. Meanwhile our bell pepper plants made 5-6 peppers each
@@PepperGeek Thanks for the informative answer. That definitely helps determine how many to grow and where to set the bar for expectations. I’ll be looking at your channel for recipe ideas, like hot sauces. Last year I used all my tomatoes for fire roasted salsa, but used store bought peppers. Growing my own this year, with more varieties too.
When would you repot to a bigger size after the initial repotting? Is it a certain number of leaves were waiting for or when roots are visible from the holes of the pot?
I grew mine all in pot. Hopefully they grow in the garden bed. How far apart should they be when translanting into a garden bed
What if you planted bell pepper seeds in a strawberry fruit container? 5 sprouted. Do I separate them when I transplant them or repot them together?
Great video! I started my jalapeño seedlings using red solo cups with drain holes cut in the bottom rather than the small seedling plugs and have found differing sources regarding transplanting when using this method. Some say you can just wait until the plants are a little bigger, more than 3 true leaves, and then transplant directly into their final pot, others say to still transplant to a medium container before the final pot. What would you recommend and/or have found works best for this?
Thanks for watching - we use seedling pots to save space and reduce light usage early on - if we planted 60 seeds in solo cups, the seedlings would need more lights to get good coverage for all the plants. However, for just a few plants a medium sized container is okay to start with, sure.
Thanks for your channel -is a 3 gallon grow bag big enough for two California wonder pepper plants? Miracle Gro is cheaper than happy frog, but the cheapest way is to make your own soil-Happy growing happy Easter
What's missing here is the move to the final pot. No mention of that other than it's anger step. There could have been a link to that or some discussion on how to prep that pot.
Man - i don't know what I'm doing wrong, but my peppers don't grow nearly as fast as the 2-3 week plants you were showing. That's about a month and a half of growth for mine. I have very good grow lights, so i know it's not a light thing....
Very good info and I'm enjoying your videos, any tips on dealing with transplant shock? I transplanted mine yesterday and every plant went limp.
Thanks for watching, appreciate it! Shock can happen, but they should spring back after a few days of transitioning, then they will grow faster than you think!
We have more experience with sun-shock when transplanting to the outdoors - we'll definitely share some tips on that later in the season.
Great video, I do have a question though. My plants are 2-3 inches tall, 3 weeks old, but do not have the true leaves yet. They have been SLOWLY coming in for like 2 weeks now. As well, my root system is not nearly as good as the ones in this video. So, 2 questions; should I wait to transplant? And is there anything I am missing to speed up true leaf production? They have been under a grow light since sprouting for 16 hours a day. I was waiting to fertilize until they were in 3 in pots but I am wondering if I should start fertilizing now. Thanks!
It sound like your seedling is too far away from the light and it’s reaching up for the light still before starting it’s true leaves
Nice video. Could you please tell me after the pepper plants goes into the final pot how many plants can I put in one pot like the size of yours, or do you recommend one plant to each pot? Thanks
It you don’t have much space and want to grow multiple varieties, you can put 2 plants in a single pot together. They may not produce as much, but should both give you some yields!
Another great video. I did over 100 this year already. I was thinking about using that soil next year. Is it a good idea to add extra organic fertiliser to happy frog soil or is it good as is? I've never tried any yet.
It was enough to get our winter project plant to a healthy size with a couple fruits, but we eventually added some guano as an amendment. Seems like a very solid potting mix for peppers!
Hi I am growing peppers from the seeds I got from the actual pepper, I got about 30 seedlings or more I have transplanted them 2 seedlings per 4" pot when I saw the 1st 2 leaves pop up into a 4" pot, should I not have done that, n some of the leaves look like they r praying, I am using a led light. I think I am going to have to bid watch your videos from the start, as I am already following you guys.
Thanks for following. We usually put 1 plant per container, so I'd probably recommend pruning one of the plants out of each 4" pot. You could probably still save the extras and pot them in their own pots if you want. The 'praying' shape is normal when the lights go down/evening time. If they are staying that way all day, they may be too close to the LED. Conversely, if they are tall/leggy, they may be too far away
Great video! I'm using happy frog as well for my peppers. Should I use any other fertilizer when I water them or just plain water?
We start with just plain water for a few weeks as we learned the soil is pretty potent.
I did mine too early I had 4 now I’ve got 1
So I’ve now transplanted my peppers into their final pots either 3 gal or 5gal
What do you all do during the growing season on hot days or rainy days (live in Tampa area 9 I believe) so I’m nearing the time to move them to their final pots
What is the optimal environment for the transplanted plants?
~70°F, medium humidity, good airflow, and plenty of sunlight (or ~15 hours of light from grow lights per day)
Could i use my own potting mix of pete, compost and perlite. Also any fertilizer needs?
How long would you go before fertilizing again after using that potting mix?
I'm kinda new to peppers but have grown other vegetables for years. My pepper stems are sickly thin even though I left a fan on them during germination. When growing tomatoes, I solve the problem by adding more soil and letting the stems become root structure. Can I do the same with peppers? I'm growing Tabasco, habanaro, and habanada starts along with jalapeño and bell peppers that overwintered in my basement
Noob question. Do you HAVE to transplant them into a larger container at this stage or can you plant them outside in their garden bed?
If the nighttime temperatures are above 55°F then they can go into the ground - but watch out for rabbits and other wild animals that like to eat young tender plants
I just looked through every comment here to find an answer to this: When will I know to move them to their final pot/location?
The answers I’ve found in your replies are “when it’s outgrowing the 3” pot.”
But Im new to this and don’t know when that is. How will I know when it’s outgrowing the pot? I have a cayenne in a 2.5” clay pot and the plant is roughly 10” tall and the stem at the top has just branches into two. Can I put this into a 3gal pot or would it need to go into something smaller first?
Yes at 10" it should be ready, and I would go straight to the final pot (3 gal is good for cayenne). You can also check the root system to see if the roots have reached the bottom of the soil, another clear indicator that the plant needs more space.
Pepper Geek
Really appreciate y’all answer questions on older videos
Thanks for the help
Mine look like those 2-3 inches still after 1.5 months growing in a hinged hoop house outside. The temperature in zone 10a on the coast is still pretty mild (~50-65), inside the hoop house it gets to 85 during the day. So I wonder if I should take them inside and put them under my 300W LED to speed things up. It's a Mars Hydro I used to grow a giant dank plant and I bet peppers would love it too but then I'd have to eventually transplant it outside and harden them off and all that jazz. Maybe I should just increase the insulation in the hoop house or get some thermal mass for the night time temps?
50F is really not terrible for nighttime, and with daytime temps above 80 I don't think temp is the issue. What type of soil do you have them in? Overwatering, under or over-feeding and overly compacted or poorly draining soil can all lead to stunted growth as well.
@@PepperGeek They are in a pretty fluffy soil to be honest, I think I may need sand in them or something. It's basically a lot of coco coir or peat moss mixed with some G&B Harvest Supreme. Very spongy soil. I also just fed them Fish emulsion for I think the first or second time, I plan on feeding them probably every 2 weeks. I've been trying to let the soil dry before I water them because I heard babying them will reduce root growth. I think it's gotta be a soil issue. I basically live on a sand dune so I could add some native sand into the mix but I'll keep researching further.
@@PepperGeek I've decided it has to just be normal and maybe light on feeding, this was the first feeding of these seedlings and they seem to be growing exponentially again
How big should plants be before moving into their final pot?
does the same 2-3 true leaves basis still apply when transplanting into the ground?
Cant wait for my peppers to get big enough to transplant. Very curious, what is the song used in the last 1/3 of the video?