Nice! Been thinking about growing some myself, any advice to get started?
kittyfeet2
He’s adorable! Not sure where you’re located, but keep him warm and give him enough light. And don’t drown him.
If you repot him when he’s bigger, there’s a cool thing you can do called the Double Cup Method. It leaves room for roots to grow instead of being root bound, so they grow taller than they would otherwise. Here’s a random explanation from a site I just found:
To grow peppers using the double cup method, you will use 2 Solo cups per plant, one inside the other. The outer cup acts as a water reservoir. The roots will grow out of the inner cup and dangle into the water of the outer cup. This prevents the roots from becoming root bound which can be a problem with pots. Also, because the soil is not getting wet, you reduce your chances of harboring insects like gnats and developing fungus or disease.
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Nice! Been thinking about growing some myself, any advice to get started?
He’s adorable! Not sure where you’re located, but keep him warm and give him enough light. And don’t drown him.
If you repot him when he’s bigger, there’s a cool thing you can do called the Double Cup Method. It leaves room for roots to grow instead of being root bound, so they grow taller than they would otherwise. Here’s a random explanation from a site I just found:
To grow peppers using the double cup method, you will use 2 Solo cups per plant, one inside the other. The outer cup acts as a water reservoir. The roots will grow out of the inner cup and dangle into the water of the outer cup. This prevents the roots from becoming root bound which can be a problem with pots. Also, because the soil is not getting wet, you reduce your chances of harboring insects like gnats and developing fungus or disease.
[https://www.86peppers.com/how-to-grow-hot-peppers/double-cup-method/?srsltid=AfmBOopKBDZUX4N-XhmKoxbIghOGlOTRDKjArzZNpEJLDhnR3iNzdlss](https://www.86peppers.com/how-to-grow-hot-peppers/double-cup-method/?srsltid=AfmBOopKBDZUX4N-XhmKoxbIghOGlOTRDKjArzZNpEJLDhnR3iNzdlss)