Transplanting & Pruning Peppers ~ Love Your Land

[@artmadrid6929]

NICE, CLEAR, SIMPLE, PRESENTATION SHOWING EXACTLY WHAT TO PRUNE UNLIKE OTHER VLOGS THAT JUST KEEP TALKING UNABLE TO SHOW CLEARLY WHAT IS BEING PRUNED.

[@jjroseknows777]

It is somehow very comforting to listen to you taking care of your plants. It is really a relaxing break from our daily news. Thank you -- so glad to see you back. (I do hope we get to see how THESE pepper plants grow even though it is from a few years ago...)

[@123loveyourland]

That’s so kind of you, thank you! These pepper plants were epic!! :) ~peace

[@bingster-223]

Last year was the first time I topped my pepper plants and wow, they were so much stronger stemmed. Well you know lol peppers everywhere

[@eikoqdupree101]

I like yr steady speed.Your clear and Real.THANK YOU, Well done ⚘

[@peteramor7373]

Where are you I have not heard from you for a long long time Pete UK

[@123loveyourland]

Just been crazy busy with work for the last 5 years. I would love to get back to my Channel, that's for sure! :)

[@pamelarobinson8459]

You are so helpful and kind! I am glad I found you because you make gardening less intimidating by your teaching style! Thank you and blessings!

[@123loveyourland]

Wow, Pamela ~ thank you! Happy growing, this season & always!

[@melissanoyb8762]

When I did my first pruning last year, I wanted to cry. I couldn't believe I was chopping off a nice looking plant. However, after I saw the results, I will never go without pruning. I had pepper trees in the end! So for all you newbie gardeners, this is a must do (in my book).

[@123loveyourland]

+Melissa NOYB - I agree 1,000%, Melissa! Thank you for chiming in so others know, this isn't some whacky idea I came up with, lol! :)

[@CelestialChef90]

Do you do your bell peppers as well? Another channel suggested not to

[@melvis2017]

Great job merci beaucoup pour les photos et les renseignements

[@MWoods-rs4wp]

Bell peppers grow very well paired up. It also gives you more space in your garden to plant more. 😃 They take forever to start but when they start flowering, you have peppers in abundance. 🌱

[@MIgardener]

Super video! Your pepper plants are going to be trees come springtime! :D

[@shaymurphyphotog]

First time grower, late to the season and in a shortish growing season. That growth tip snip is terrifying 😂

[@MrKrazybro]

Pruning at 5:45

[@beckyezra1]

Thank you so much for your videos!!! I just discovered you on youtube, so much valuable information, I am a beginner so it makes it clear what you need to do and what not. Thanks again!!!

[@123loveyourland]

+Becky Ezra - Hi Becky! I'm glad you're enjoying them! Feel free to ask any questions you have along the way, here or over on the Love Your Land FB page. :) ~karen

[@menatoorus5696]

Clear and brilliantly commented video. Liked and subscribed.

[@603chefmon]

I'm zone 5b/6a N.H..seacoast just planted my peppers today,last year I planted at the same time as you,and had a Jurassic forest by the time I could get them outside.(I didn't listen to Luke)I think I got the timing down this year.still a few weeks before I dare to plant the tomatoes.Things are looking good

[@123loveyourland]

Were you not pruning them the whole time?

[@603chefmon]

+Love Your Land I cannot confirm nor deny this:),....several times actually. it ended well, just the last couple snowy weeks freek'n out

[@123loveyourland]

+Jerry Devorss LOL, I'm glad it ended well! Yeah, mine are big once I set them out, but that's my intention. :) Much smaller, and I only have green tomatoes Coke first freeze. :(

[@123loveyourland]

*come first freeze

[@gusy629]

I agree. It's really tempting to prune them as they're flowered.

[@junelongmore8210]

What size pots did you put your plants in? And do grow them in the pots all the time . Thank you .

[@planetclownfishbrain7052]

I just threw a bunch of seeds in a pot now I have a tangled mess to sort out.

[@Diego-ud3nb]

Same...

[@just_a_eric]

Same with my tomatoes lol

[@surensalgado945]

👌🏼👍🏻 Super, clearly explains in detail.

[@joywalker3948]

How many of the little flower buds do you remove from the plant they are flowering at the moment and I haven’t grown them before Joy

[@bearlybearable4541]

If the plant is still small like the ones in the video you want to take them all off otherwise they will put their energy into growing the fruit instead of growing the plant. One the plant has got bigger and established it will throw out a lot more flowers because it has a lot more space for flowers ultimately leading to more peppers.

[@brianramsey3824]

Have u heard of the "fiming" technique of pruning? It's what I prefer

[@johnnygag1]

Do you keep them in these pots all season?🇨🇦👍👍🏼👍🏾

[@123loveyourland]

Oh heavens no. These are just transition pots before I plant them in the raised beds outside. :)

[@johnnygag1]

Pots are only transitioning, got it now. Do they do well in bigger pots ? What size? Of pots after

[@123loveyourland]

@@johnnygag1 you can definitely grow them all season in large pots. Think 5 gallon size (roughly). They do just fine with enough room. Pots should be around a foot deep for the roots to be happy. :)

[@liselleXO]

I’m a new Gardner. Question, what size were the green pots? Did the peppers stay in those pots? They seemed small? Thank you for this video, loved and learned a lot.

[@splol4130]

I was so happy to see flowers on my little tree. Going to take them off tomorrow

[@stateniland]

I buy my plants from the nursery.. Should i do a drastic cut at planting outdoors?

[@123loveyourland]

stateniland, That totally depends on their size and growth at that point. What’s most important is that they’re properly hardened off before you plant them outside. Watch my hardening off video, or find another video on Harding off. But that’s the most important part.

[@stateniland]

@@123loveyourland OK ty Joe

[@sg9817]

Great video! Just wondering why not just plant the seeds directly in the green pot. What is the advantage to seed in the small cup first and then transfer to the bigger pot?

[@Diego-ud3nb]

You use less dirt and water

[@sophi286]

What if the plant is already fruiting (1 pepper) when I bought it and I transplanted it without pruning but it's not really progressing much since and almost 2 weeks have passed can I still prune the plant although the pepper is on it?

[@aaronl1236]

Prune the pepper too

[@dianekilbourne5734]

Will it shock the plant to prune and transplant at the same time or would it be safer to prune first then transplant? Will you leave these plants in these pots or will you repot them into your garden or into larger containers? Sorry about all the questions but I have increased my hot pepper plants ( for hot sauce) and want to increase my numbers. Really need to make a lot of hot sauce for family use. Thanks

[@ianmabon46]

Hi great video, maybe a silly question but do you put drainage in your pots?

[@hoganjake]

I know this is an old video but where can I find the green pots you are using?

[@solataiwo3546]

Do you have drain holes at the bottom of your green pots.?

[@charmycharm5023]

Love your video I'm a newbie just plant so pepper seeds. How long before do I started to see growth

[@litahsr.8226]

any updates on the peppers? oh yeah like the color of the pots

[@charmycharm5023]

Do yuh ou have any videos on how to plant tomatoes or other vegetables?

[@darrengillesdarrengilles8336]

After 6 weeks in my basement nursery, I have had my peppers in a huge bay window full sun all day for the last full month. I topped them two weeks ago and they are spectacularly lush and bushy. I moved them outside yesterday under a covered patio, it is 18 degrees celcius sunny and a nice breeze. Today they look a little stressed I assumed all those days in the full sun had weather hardened them. Is it normal for them to look stressed under the conditions I have mentioned, I have 140 pepper plants and I dont want anything to go wrong.

[@mydear6788]

Plants can easily burn in the sun...I put my pants out half hr the first day max. Next day 1 hr then 2 hrs, then 3 hrs.... to harden them off...

[@SpiceyKy]

Thank you!!!

[@omarpozos3042]

You can put more than one pepper plant in a pot

[@BBQJOE]

Thanks for the great tips..!

[@amyguerrero8474]

What kind of soil did you use and how much trifecta did you put in??

[@sterlynali6679]

Good video . After pruning a pepper plant how long after till it produce fruit.

[@SparklyGirl9911]

I wanted to cry watching such great green growth that worked hard to please me with its efforts. Lol What is the advantage to bushy versus taller other than strength? I’d be concerned about insects and ? blight if peppers grew closer to the soil level. If you start your Peppers off in a larger container prior to the last transplant, is that ok as well? I used 1.5 L & 1.85 L size plastic Ice Cream containers to start two plants each in. Thoughts? If I don’t have 1 of those vented domes will they still germinate fine? If the final transplant goes into a 5 Gallon Pail is that a suitable size for good root growth and productive fruit harvest?

[@123loveyourland]

Victoria Heart, yes it strengthens them, which is better than having a tall, lanky plant that falls over easily, and because the pruning allows for lateral growth, you have more foliage for buds to form, more plant surface area for photosynthesis, etc. And yes, your containers for starts are just fine. The dome I use helps speed germination a bit, but it’s not critical. Happy growing! :)

[@bettygailhunt]

Will these peppers eventually be in garden soil not in a pot?

[@willgaukler8979]

Just wanted to suggest Karen......try using an old horizontal blind...remove all the strings first...cut slats into plant markers.... Zone 6 here...

[@Scrap-A-Doodle-Designs]

what would you use the blinds for?

[@naturelover8585]

Thank you ma'am for d lovely ideas u share with us of transplanting d pepper plant and d way u explain it thx a lot..ma'am .can I prune it once it start budding ? and is it advisable to use fertiliser once it start flowering ....

[@sheribrooks5533]

what potting soil did you use?

[@MJS737]

Awesome video..first time pruning omg it felt strange...will wait for the results

[@redredwine1277]

Thanks, awesome info. 🌼🌺🌸

[@erinsmith2588]

Do the pruned peppers still need stakes or cages?

[@Dovey62]

Erin Smith More so!

[@mwesigyefrumentius1921]

What happens if you bury the leaves when transplanting?

[@123loveyourland]

If you bury the leaves, they are cut off from sunlight and thereby photosynthesis isn’t occurring, nor is sugar production, so the upper leaves have to work harder to maintain the sugars in the buried leaves. Just not a good use of the plant’s energy. :)

[@MANOFTHEYARD]

What would happen if you leave the flowers?

[@123loveyourland]

Then the plant will use a bunch of energy to produce fruit, and you don’t really want that to happen while the plant is so small. You want it to spend its energy in growing a big healthy plant first. :)

[@6148144]

Why is it necessary to Remove the flowering bud when the plants are young?

[@leilalacson1812]

So they can grow more leaves and branches. Plants can only focus on one thing so when they flower, they start focusing their energy to make the fruit and the tree doesn't grow anymore. It'll focus on bearing fruits. So we need to pinch them off until we're good with the tree.

[@HumphreyFamilyHolsteins]

I looked for the update on these plants and couldn’t find it. I would like to see the growth.

[@kevinlahey8087]

Great video and followed it to a Tee !! Question though, going forward do you water from top or place water in the 2nd cup ?

[@janestohlmann6854]

What is your trifecta

[@augusta7714]

Great video and advice! I was wondering though, at what size/stage is it okay to let the flowers/fruit start growing instead of picking them off?

[@belinda3406]

I was thinking the same and also would like to know

[@MWoods-rs4wp]

I believe it’s a preference thing. I’d say when there are more flowers say maybe twice as many as the first round? Or, when there are more than x amount like 5. Depends.

[@MWoods-rs4wp]

I let mine flower at a foot tall

[@claudiamulestagno9200]

Thank you so much. I've been looking for information about how to do this and you really explained it the best. Subscribed! Thanks for explaining what the growth tip looks like! Mine are quite unclear. I bought a 1 meter tall chilli pepper plant from a garden store and I'm noticing that it's a little windy for it here in Mediterranean Malta. It's relatively bushy at the top but the stem is very tall so the bushyness on top keeps acting like a sail and tipping it over. Do you think I can just bury the stem a little deeper? Or should I keep clipping the buds and wait for it to get stronger? I really don't want to prune it all the way down to get more branching lower down. I'd appreciate any advice. And well done again!

[@donaldchallenger8366]

What causes my pepper leaves to fall off. I planted right to ground and never pruned

[@deborahjohnson7880]

were they transplants? if so, they need to be acclimated to the strong sun. the plant isn't used to it.

[@sherilynn6575]

@@deborahjohnson7880 and if it is not transplanted?

[@nereidapr1]

I love peppers. I planted 36 pepper seeds. loved and subbed. Great video

[@SmoothChino]

do you recycle those cups? I hope you do. Nice video!

[@claudettemonty4077]

What is Trifecta??

[@willgaukler8979]

...you can cut the blinds down into free plant marker blanks...

[@splol4130]

Thank you

[@gardeningwithpleasure]

Nice information

[@michaelcanton4035]

I enjoyed your video Thank You for Posting and sharing.

[@liliaduran359]

what size pots are those?

[@dptechreviews6849]

Just some advice what I would do is don’t keep the plant to long in cups transplant them before they flower and what I do is grow all my seedlings in one pot then transplant them to individual styrofoam cups when they have two pairs of true leaves

[@StephRenee812]

I bought about 15 plants from outside store. From strawberries tomatoes peppers water melon stuff like that. And it has been so cold. I don't know what to do. I'm afraid mine are gonna root rot. New to gardening learning gardening lingo. What should I do.. I put them out in nice day the other day. But we are having weird cold spells. Any tips

[@dptechreviews6849]

WideAwake * I ain’t gonna lie I got the same problem it’s 52 here in May when it’s supposed to be like 65 I’m also confused lol hope for the best I got 50 pepper transplants 😂!

[@peoplearecrazy6874]

Hiw many days are the seedlings when you did the proning?

[@sandray001]

Hi Karen, another great video! Can I ask why it's beneficial to plant the pepper deeper when transplanting? And, do you mix in fertilizer with your seed starting mix as well, or, is that too early for fertilizer?

[@123loveyourland]

Pepper plants will grow "some" roots off the buried stems (not like tomatoes, but some). Planting them lower allows for this extra root growth, and also sturdies the plant. As far as adding trifecta to the soil before you transplant, the answer is yes, I definitely add it to the soil before I transplant. (I actually talk about that twice in the video.) :)

[@sandray001]

+Love Your Land Cool :) Didn't know peppers grow extra roots as well. Yeah, I see that you add fertilizer to the soil before you transplant (definitely going to start doing this ;). I wanted to know if you add fertilizer to the soil that you plant your seeds in.

[@123loveyourland]

+sandray001 - Ohhhhhh! Duh, sorry. Ok so in the last, I have not, because seeds & tiny seedlings don't need it and can't do anything with it. However, I chose to this time (using a lesser "dose" in the soil) because, it will be available to the seedling the moment it's able to take it up. DO NOT top dress a tiny seedling with plant food, however. This WILL kill your seedling. If you have any other questions, please feel free to chime in on the Love Your Land FB page! I'm happy to answer any you have. :)

[@123loveyourland]

+Love Your Land ...in the PAST (not last)

[@sandray001]

+Love Your Land Thanks!

[@KeilaBrazis]

Hi Karen, what ratio of TRIFECTA to soil do you use? Thanks, great video :)

[@123loveyourland]

The bag has instructions and amounts for different types of plants. Personally, I put 3 to 4 tablespoons in a gallon of soil for tomato and pepper transplants.

[@Moshbearpig]

Thanks for this video! Which zone are you in?

[@123loveyourland]

+Адам Томпсон - 5B

[@amarruchao4596]

Hello madam, is there any specific time or season to prune the plants.

[@Lyndsay-jh2um]

I highly discourage the advice on pruning. I am growing over 80 varieities and experimented pruning. The plants will fork on their own. The one thing pruning will do is set you back a month, not ideal in a lot of growing zones.

[@amarruchao4596]

@@Lyndsay-jh2um all right. But some of the practitioners say pruning a tree makes the trunk stronger . The tree become more bushier. And also production rate increases. I'm confused. I was thinking to prune my "Bhoot Jolokia peppers. Leave a suggestion.

[@johnwood1944]

You should use "food safe" hope plastic cups?

[@johnwood1944]

Hepworth

[@RepentanceGarden]

Agreed! :) definitely a sign I need to transplant my ghost pepper before I kill her lol

[@123loveyourland]

+Sergio Perez - Today is transplant day! :) Have fun, Sergio!!

[@tcastcas1730]

So, you can actually plant pepper trees deeper when transplanting?! I was told it was only possible with tomato plants... how do you keep the stem from rotting?

[@jaymoon8559]

This is most sensible video I've seen Thanks for the TIPS.pun intended lol

[@krisr3493]

Great video!

[@123loveyourland]

+K Rutkoski - Thank you! :)

[@isabelm3636]

Hello, I just found your channel :) My 11year old son and I are growing peppers for the first time. we let our pepper go for too long and we need to transplant them as soon as possible. What size of planters are you using (we know nothing about gardening/planting) thanks for this video, I really like how easy you explain things.

[@sharlaigneleo639]

My pepper plants has a very huge leaves they dont look healthy

[@MBihon2000]

I just throw the seeds on the ground, water, and it grows fast and produce a lot of fruits. I have no time to do what you are doing. Can you imagine a farmland about 10-20 acres of pepper farm and pruning them?

[@WILLITGROW]

great info!! ill follow you

[@mattfantley9327]

does anyone have proof that pruning peppers actually helps?

[@123loveyourland]

+matt fantley - I've seen dozens of videos where people do a series or film over a period of weeks to show the lateral growth that occurs after pruning. I'll do some in the coming weeks and months too. Any plant you can encourage lateral growth will be stronger, healthier, and a better producer in general. :)

[@mattfantley9327]

i have been wondering if i should do this as i started peppers a month earlier than i have before

[@mattfantley9327]

i still have not recieved the seeds from you...i hope the Post didnt lose them...bummer

[@123loveyourland]

+matt fantley - If they have a clearly defined growth tip, and if the plants are roughly as big as mine in this video, I surely would!

[@123loveyourland]

+matt fantley - I just messaged you.

[@maia4469]

Hi New sub ....I enjoy watching your vedios thank u for your tip

[@reddogdarter]

They Look Great .....But..Apple Jacks Container...Gerat

[@ezrabrooks12]

GOOD JOB!!!!!

[@gaylehooper36]

Did you have a video where you did the same to tomato plants? You're not cutting the heart out of it? I will trust you.

[@123loveyourland]

+Gayle Hooper - I wait until tomatoes are quite a bit bigger. Yes, I will definitely be doing one (or more), but it will be in perhaps a month or so. :)

[@billstopay2427]

Why not just transplant in garden outsside

[@251988dannyboy]

rain water wood be better

[@anthonycopacetic5016]

these plants have a magnesium deficiency.

[@terrimappin8528]

how so ?

[@DMAProject]

That hair though

[@ragegage1221]

DO NOT BURY YOUR TOMATO PLANTS ON THE STEAM. DO NOT BURY THEM.

[@JENITABFWELLWISHESGROCERYHAULS]

Hi, Karen !!! New sub. Great info. Thanks for sharing your video. Enjoy your weekend and take care. Hugs and blessings too. Being subbed by you would be great. :)

[@AlabamaTree]

Thanks for a great video. It’s just strange how a leaf can be a ‘Guy’ 🤔

[@TheManofsorrows]

plus she didn't have to pull apart and separate those plants! again wasted the time the plant grew that big. what a waste!!!

[@TheManofsorrows]

to me cutting the top growth off and the bottom leaves is ridiculous!!! just use a bigger pot!!! you wasted the time for the plant to grow that big. what a waste!!!

[@timkbirchico8542]

Useless vid.

[@mimicolvin3200]

What size pot you use and do you leave them in the pot to grow?