Bell Peppers

Alright, you can officially call us impatient. We quickly realized that it takes too long to grow things from seeds! So, a couple of days ago, I picked up a 4 pack of bell pepper plants and a couple of Crimson Sweet watermelon vines.

We are kind of iffy on growing the bell pepper plants hydroponically. They can grow to be pretty large and online sources all seem to point to the fact that you need a larger container, such as a 5 gallon bucket, for each plant. That is a lot of nutrients for something that grows great in my yard! We decided to grow three of the bell peppers in a square, 4 gallon icing bucket.

The bucket held approximately three and one half gallons of water. We added three teaspoons plus 1 mL of  Dyna-Gro Grow 7-9-5 and 13 mL of B'Cuzz Root. 

I potted the remaining bell pepper in a one gallon bucket in regular potting soil.