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AKmark · January 12, 2017

I have only grown peppers for 5 years, but do grow them to sell, and grow about 75 plants, more this year. I grow them in large 14" hanging baskets, which are close to 5 gallons and put one plant in each one. The plants get large, and produce about 40-50 bells per container, and end up a bit over 3 feet tall with no pruning. This year I am going to do more pruning to strengthen the remaining branches, I always lose branches to breaking because of the weight of fruit, and have resorted to tying them up.
Jalapeno, Habenaro are a bit smaller plants, but I don't think two would work so well in my containers, they still take up all of the space. They get so wide, I just couldn't see it. I feed them with 4-18-38, CaNO3, and MgSO4.
I am certainly not a pepper expert, but that is where I am with it up to this point.

January 12, 2017	#5
AKmark Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Wasilla Alaska Posts: 2,010	I have only grown peppers for 5 years, but do grow them to sell, and grow about 75 plants, more this year. I grow them in large 14" hanging baskets, which are close to 5 gallons and put one plant in each one. The plants get large, and produce about 40-50 bells per container, and end up a bit over 3 feet tall with no pruning. This year I am going to do more pruning to strengthen the remaining branches, I always lose branches to breaking because of the weight of fruit, and have resorted to tying them up. Jalapeno, Habenaro are a bit smaller plants, but I don't think two would work so well in my containers, they still take up all of the space. They get so wide, I just couldn't see it. I feed them with 4-18-38, CaNO3, and MgSO4. I am certainly not a pepper expert, but that is where I am with it up to this point.