Grabbed my first Ghost plant the other day. Transplanted into the large pot around 3/9/26. How does she look? Recommendations?
Grabbed my first Ghost plant the other day. Transplanted into the large pot around 3/9/26. How does she look? Recommendations?
by Prudent_Put_2293
3 Comments
BigRedTard
I recommend a pot twice the size as the one in the picture.
unorthodoxtoaster
She’s probably gonna look a little sad from the transplant for a couple of days but she’ll spring right on back from it. Only water when it’s needed (lift the pot up and if it feels lighter than it should then water). Give some balanced nutes every few weeks and decent sunlight.
Planting in that pot she’s not gonna get huge but you should get a nice little harvest off her. The best thing to remember is have fun with it.
OneThousandPassword
The Bhut Jolokia/Ghost pepper plant was probably the biggest plant that I had last year (one in a 5 gallon bucket and another in a. Raised bed). If you grow them in a bucket/container, I’d recommend 5 gallon container at minimum, and also to get the biggest stake and some twine/velcro if possible- maybe 4+ feet stake, and also consider reinforcing the perimeter of the plant with a tomato cage or some homemade reinforced cage around it. The cage would help with reinforcing the plant because last year I had these plants produce 100s of peppers and the weight of the branches can break off during wind and storms.
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I recommend a pot twice the size as the one in the picture.
She’s probably gonna look a little sad from the transplant for a couple of days but she’ll spring right on back from it. Only water when it’s needed (lift the pot up and if it feels lighter than it should then water). Give some balanced nutes every few weeks and decent sunlight.
Planting in that pot she’s not gonna get huge but you should get a nice little harvest off her. The best thing to remember is have fun with it.
The Bhut Jolokia/Ghost pepper plant was probably the biggest plant that I had last year (one in a 5 gallon bucket and another in a. Raised bed). If you grow them in a bucket/container, I’d recommend 5 gallon container at minimum, and also to get the biggest stake and some twine/velcro if possible- maybe 4+ feet stake, and also consider reinforcing the perimeter of the plant with a tomato cage or some homemade reinforced cage around it. The cage would help with reinforcing the plant because last year I had these plants produce 100s of peppers and the weight of the branches can break off during wind and storms.