Put 'em in the pots
I got home from work on Friday, April 21st, and decided to put the plants in their pots. The soil in the pots got a good soaking the night before, from the storm that rolled through. All the plants looked good. Some already had flowers, small fruit, and buds on them. I picked all that growth off the plants. The plants need to focus on growing first. Once they get established, set some roots, and get bigger/sturdier, then I'll let the good stuff grow. I also picked off a few yellowish leaves from some of the plants. Probably got that way from lack of sunshine for a few days...
Once I plucked all that off, I got them in the pots.
Lesson Number One in Plant Growing: Have patience! Something I do NOT have a lot of...but am quickly acquiring.
When you get the plants out of the little containers, you've got to break up the root ball. But that's got be done gently, or you'll hurt the plant. So I went slow, and with patience. I made good size holes in the soil, broke up the root ball, and put the plants in the pots. With some plants(tomatoes), the rootball/plant need to be put in the ground deeper then how they were started. This will give it some support. But that's not necessary with peppers. Then I hit them with a soaking of water, with some seaweed/fish emulsion stirred in. It's a good, organic fertilizer...but since the soil was already really moist, I didn't put too much water.
Here are the plants in their pots. Not only did I put the name markers the plants came with into the pots, I decided to put the names of the plants on to the pots themselves, just in case. I hope the pots are big enough. I'd hate to have a lesson number two...well, I know at some point there will be probably be a lesson number two...
Notice the Ancho looks pretty good(first one on the left). The plants are Ancho 211, Fatalii, Chilly Chili, and another Fatalii.
Jaloro on the left, Alredge Heirloom on the right in the big pot, and the pot to the right has a Chocolate Habanero.
Two Red Savinas
Scotch Bonnet, another Chocolate Habanero and a Sunbright, which is a bell pepper type.
Once I plucked all that off, I got them in the pots.
Lesson Number One in Plant Growing: Have patience! Something I do NOT have a lot of...but am quickly acquiring.
When you get the plants out of the little containers, you've got to break up the root ball. But that's got be done gently, or you'll hurt the plant. So I went slow, and with patience. I made good size holes in the soil, broke up the root ball, and put the plants in the pots. With some plants(tomatoes), the rootball/plant need to be put in the ground deeper then how they were started. This will give it some support. But that's not necessary with peppers. Then I hit them with a soaking of water, with some seaweed/fish emulsion stirred in. It's a good, organic fertilizer...but since the soil was already really moist, I didn't put too much water.
Here are the plants in their pots. Not only did I put the name markers the plants came with into the pots, I decided to put the names of the plants on to the pots themselves, just in case. I hope the pots are big enough. I'd hate to have a lesson number two...well, I know at some point there will be probably be a lesson number two...
Notice the Ancho looks pretty good(first one on the left). The plants are Ancho 211, Fatalii, Chilly Chili, and another Fatalii.
Jaloro on the left, Alredge Heirloom on the right in the big pot, and the pot to the right has a Chocolate Habanero.
Two Red Savinas
Scotch Bonnet, another Chocolate Habanero and a Sunbright, which is a bell pepper type.
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