I live in Los Angeles and want to plant a Jalapeño plant? How big of a pot does it need?How often do I water?

Question

How much sunlight is best?

Answer 1

Get one of those big plastic tubs,(if your from L.A. you know the kind I mean) Drill drainage holes in the bottom and the bottom of the side. Put some broken pottery,or rocks on the bottom and add good potting soil,some vermiculite,and a small amount of sand,mixed together. Add your plant and only up to where the plant was in it's original pot. Don't add any soil higher than that. Next water well, till the water comes out the bottom,and than water again using ,"Quick Start' one cap to a gallon. Did I fail to mention to put the pot on a couple of bricks? You can use 2x4's also.That's to help drainage. Water every couple of days cuz it's getting hot outside. And watch out for bugs,that will eat it. Aphids will be a problem. Cut worms too.And being in California, in the L.A. area, watch for any spider webbing around the pot. Most times it will be a Black Widow,and I wouldn't want you to get bit.The best thing to do if you see a web that has no form, (Black Widow Web)wait till dark,and with a flashlight, go out and spray it well with heavy duty spray-glue! If you use just bug spray, it'll get away.How did this turn into a spider thing? Good Luck Bye Oh,Full sun.

Answer 2

These plants do not get real big, maybe 2-3 feet tall. So the pot could be as small as a 3 gallon container. They also need lots of sunlight and just enough water to keep the leaves looking nice. If they start to wilt, they need water. Also the longer you leave the peppers on the hotter they get.

Answer 3

Full sun for jalapeno plants. Pot size depends on the size of the plant. Make sure that you have good drainage and protect the peppers from bugs once they grow, and don't let them touch the ground, as they'll get brown spots and then get rotten.

Water when the soil feels dry, and keep on it, because of the need for full sun (and the fact that we're getting into warmer weather here in SoCal). Good watering and fertilizer (Miracle Gro works great, get the kind for vegetables and make sure it's for container plants!) will help with a good harvest.

I would also suggest more than one plant to help with cross pollenation. Best of luck.

Answer 4

Full sun!! Pot size will determine plant size. I wouldn't consider anything smaller than a 12 inch pot.....bigger will make a better plant. The soil used, the pot type, temperature, humidity will determine how often to water. However with container plants, expect daily watering. Let your finger tell you, feel the soil, of it is dry 1/2 inch down, water. Also with containers, if they become too dry, the soil shrinks and water then runds down the sides between the soil and pot sides. To slow the evap from the pots, keep them cool and out of direct sun.......use another pot larger in size as an over pot to shade the planting pot keeping the soil cool and the roots cool.

Answer 5

You could try Craigslist, just put that you want pots... be sure to state gardening pots because you might get some strange responses. Also, try asking around at nurseries, or even on the roadside in people's trash. I found several hundred - HUNDRED- of these on the side of the road.... they cost about 1-5$ EACH elsewhere, so that made my whole year. :) If there are places that are doing professional landscaping, a lot of the time they will throw out those nice big pots also, so ask around!

Answer 6

an 8" pot with a water tray at the bottom will work. Once the plant is established. A watering twice a week will be fine. To get it going from seed, keep soil moist.