Smart pot size for peppers

[kforbs126]

What is a good smart pot size for peppers? 3 gallon? 5 gallon? Can you get bigger ones that you can put multiples in?

Right now I currently am growing:

Sweet Hungarian Pepper

Stavros Sweet/Hot Pepper

Jalapeno Pepper

Cayenne Pepper

Orange Habanero

[efisakov]

I grew last year in a 3 gallon containers, both plant and production were on a small side.
Two years ago I grew my peppers in ground, big difference. I would suggest 5 gal or bigger. And they like good soil, rich and not heavy.
good luck

[armac]

3 chinense in a 20 gallon smart pot

[WVTomatoMan]

I use 5 or 7 gallon containers. 5 gal. for smaller peppers/plants - 7 for larger.

Attached are some pictures I just happen to have at work - not my best, but you get the idea.

Good luck.

Randy

[armac]

annuums in a 20 gallon, this year

[WVTomatoMan]

armac: Do you grow different varieties in those 20 gallon pots? Do you have bees in your area? Do you grow open pollinated varieties and save seeds?

The reason I ask these question is because I have bees in my area and when I plant closely together I have cross pollination issues. In fact it is more likely to get a pepper cross than a tomato cross.

BTW, outcrossing can occur with peppers so just because you put peppers of different species together doesn't mean that there won't be crossing. For instance Annuum (probably the most common species of peppers) crosses prolifically with Chinense, sporadically with Baccatum and Frutescens but will not cross with Pubescens.

Randy

[rockhound]

5-gallon buckets with 8, 3/4-inch holes for drainage works for me. One plant to each bucket.

[armac]

to be honest this was my first year experimenting with different peppers in the same pot. seeds will not be kept or traded, peppers will be consumed.

all my other big pots have one plant

[WVTomatoMan]

Originally Posted by armac

to be honest this was my first year experimenting with different peppers in the same pot. seeds will not be kept or traded, peppers will be consumed.

all my other big pots have one plant

A lot of people on this forum save seeds hence my warning. BTW, the beauty of peppers is you can save seeds and consume the peppers unlike like tomatoes or eggplants where you trash the fruit to get the seeds.

Randy