First time successfully growing peppers (hot or otherwise) and I’m wondering if it’s too early to pot up. I will likely keep them indoors for at least another week during our Florida cold snap, but I wanted to replant them in 5gals when I put them back outside. What do you think pepper folks?
by TooManyTabsOpenIRL
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I would wait as long as possible. Whenever I transfer my seedlings that are slightly more mature than those, I often end up losing half or so. Also, I justtt got those 4″ pots for my seedlings this year. I am pretty stoked to try them out in my seedling setup!
Theyre looking a little leggy, try transplanting the weaker looking ones down to 1 per pot, wait till there’s more leaves and they’re about 4 to 6 inches tall and give more light. Then chuck into the bigger pots
For pots that size, they can get way bigger. I’d take out the weaker looking seedlings so there’s only one person pot. You could probably leave these all the way until it’s warm enough outside. Then transfer to final pots and they’ll set really strong roots.
Edit: just read you’re in Florida. You’ll probably be warm enough pretty soon. You could pot up if you need to but wait until the weather is warmer.
You can have them grow much bigger in these containers. Going to a 5 gal will make it much harder to properly water.
There’s no reason to move them yet. They will be more able to take the stress of being transplanted when they are a little bigger. If you want every seedling you could gently remove one from each pot and put it in its own pot. I’ll let plants get 8 inches tall in a pot like that before I move them to bigger pots.
Yes they need to be much larger with fully established stems and leaves. Wait until they’re at least 4 to 6 inches tall.
Yes you want a much much bigger plant before you do that it will still work but will stunt it
Yes
I didn’t even move them out of trays until they have 2-3 sets of true leaves, and then I put them in containers this size.
You *can* put them in 5 gallon containers now, but you’ll have to be careful how you water
Oh my, yes. Wait until their root system is developed enough that the soil in those pots won’t fall apart when you remove them from their containers.
Let the roots mature and spread out a bit. You’ll need to thin out the seedlings as well or, if you want to save both of the robust seedlings in the lower right, wait a little bit, but not too long as the roots may entangle and you won’t be able to easily separate them. When they get a second set of true leaves, it’s time to make your move to bigger homes if you’re saving both. I found that moving too quickly resulted in either stunted growth or just ☠️ seedlings. 😵