That guy is probably suffocating! it’s always best to increase pot size with the plant as it grows
JSRelax
It’s going to eventually get incredibly root bound which will then stress the plant and inhibit growth and production.
No harm starting a plant in a small container but at some point I’d consider transferring to a bigger container.
puffpunk69
i have some smaller varieties like thai and ornamentals in small, reused containers, and even those start to get root bound and require lots of water. a big plus is it looks really cute.
Elon_Bezos420
That’s a lot of growth you plant is putting out, it would definitely benefit from some food,
Braided_Marxist
There is 0 benefit to putting a large plant in a pot this small IMO.
Timely-Ambassador419
Growing the tiny rainbow peppers i use a 3 gallon pot and give em my weed plants nutrient feed, seems to work very well. The only downside i have is it seems to be more finicky when it comes to watering frequency in small pots. 7 and 10 gallon are my favorite to grow plants in.
Julia_______
Smaller containers fruit sooner and are easier to bring in and store in the winter
ManBearPig_666
No Pro that I can think of but sometimes you just gotta use what you have on hand and this is better than nothing.
Edit: spelling
ghidfg
I mean you tell us. how does the plant growth compare to the ones potted in your larger containers. I heard container size doesnt matter except you have to water more often and was curious if this is accurate.
sTAKKLE5
You can get some root pruning small pots and you don’t have the issue of root bound. One pro, or why I am using small pots is to get flowers and fruit faster. I am breeding peppers, so I am not interested in a huge yield but only on a couple of fruit. That way you can get a couple.of generations in a single year
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Bigger pot = bigger roots = bigger plant = bigger peppers
It also needs nitrogen.
That guy is probably suffocating! it’s always best to increase pot size with the plant as it grows
It’s going to eventually get incredibly root bound which will then stress the plant and inhibit growth and production.
No harm starting a plant in a small container but at some point I’d consider transferring to a bigger container.
i have some smaller varieties like thai and ornamentals in small, reused containers, and even those start to get root bound and require lots of water. a big plus is it looks really cute.
That’s a lot of growth you plant is putting out, it would definitely benefit from some food,
There is 0 benefit to putting a large plant in a pot this small IMO.
Growing the tiny rainbow peppers i use a 3 gallon pot and give em my weed plants nutrient feed, seems to work very well. The only downside i have is it seems to be more finicky when it comes to watering frequency in small pots. 7 and 10 gallon are my favorite to grow plants in.
Smaller containers fruit sooner and are easier to bring in and store in the winter
No Pro that I can think of but sometimes you just gotta use what you have on hand and this is better than nothing.
Edit: spelling
I mean you tell us. how does the plant growth compare to the ones potted in your larger containers. I heard container size doesnt matter except you have to water more often and was curious if this is accurate.
You can get some root pruning small pots and you don’t have the issue of root bound.
One pro, or why I am using small pots is to get flowers and fruit faster. I am breeding peppers, so I am not interested in a huge yield but only on a couple of fruit. That way you can get a couple.of generations in a single year
Is that a folgers coffee can? 🤣