I love using grow bags for my peppers. Since we live in Colorado, it's very dry in summer, so I have to water a lot, but it's worth it! I usually fill the bottom of the pots with torn cardboard or paper, leaves, etc to add bulk and hold water so it doesn't dry up too quickly.

Last year I tried grow bags for my tomatoes and peppers, but also had some in plastic pots the same size. What I found was a huge difference in growth and health with the plants in the grow bags. especially in the tomatoes, they were 2 to 3 times as big and very healthy and green leaves. it convinced me to now only use grow bags for tomatoes and peppers.

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I have found that moving your grow bags around every 3-5 days will help prevent roots from growing through the bottom and into your lawn!

I’ve been using fabric grow bags for over 3 seasons. They work great!

Good info for people on the fence re grow bags. I had very good yields of New Mexico Big Jim green chiles using five gallon grow bags last year. These were kept outside and moved around as needed as space was at a premium because I started way too many plants and couldn't bring myself to killing any of them off. Nothing fancy, just the cheap black ones from Amazon. I saved my sandy mix soil and will just re-fortify it and use again this year.

I use 5 gallon grow bags that cost $2 each and have grown jalapeno, serrano (biggest plant), scotch bonnet (most productive plant in garden with about 22 fruit, like wall to wall) and (now flowering) green bell pepper. Also an advantage of grow bags is you can cluster them together and they share moisture. If you water one, the more dry ones will absorb runoff. Use a broom to sweep runoff into other plants if on a rooftop. Finally, you can put them in puddles (say on a rooftop garden) and they absorb the water (great way to moisten coco coir).

I love my grow bags for Peppers, I saw one of your videos about them last year and bought some. One of the main reasons I bought them was for portability. We get damaging hail, so I just run around like a mad woman and bring them into the garage until the storm passes. I like the suggestion to wash them, didn't think about that, thx.

I made a self watering 7 gallon grow bag last year that held 2 gallons of water. It worked very well. I cut greenhouse plastic 3" wider than the bag. Lined the inside and used soda cans for the water reservoir. Small holes need to be drilled in the bottom of the cans then flipped over filling at least 90% of the bottom. Basically as many as you can fit. Then fill with potting mix making sure there is some to help wick. In the water reservoir I put hydroponic nutrients in and had some massive harvest.

This is my third season using bags. I don't have a large back yard and due to a tree and the house shading the back yard at different times of the season, I love being able to move them to get the most light. And in these Texas summers, being able to move my lettuce out of the direct sun helps keep it from bolting. My pepper plants are always 6' tall have done well. And BTW your first grow bag link is broken.

One important point with grow bags. As they are so porous they will easily leach out all of your nutrients from the soil quickly. So use a slow release fertiliser in your soil prep and then periodically use a liquid fert during the growing season. This can be then tailored to higher N in the early growing phase for vegetative growth and then higher P and K later for flower and fruit development. A folia spray of seaweed also really helps the plant. This is also great for winter prep. Six weeks before your first frost spray the leaves with seaweed solution once a week. It adds quite a protective layer. This last tip is mainly for citrus but could equally apply to peppers remaining outside and protected with frost cloth covers over winter.

All I use are grow bags. Our backyard has no grass, only rocks. Sometimes I have to water the plants up to 3 times a day, but it's worth it to me. We live in zone 9b, so it gets pretty hot here.

Great info as always. I'm not growing outdoors, but when I do I'll try these out for sure.

I can't wait to try this. Thank you !

I used grow bags last year, it's great. I bought more this year.

Kid pool is perfect for going out of town. Cheap bottom watering. 👌

I'm definitely going to pick some up this year.

They work well. Need to fertilize and water a couple of times during the year. Thanks!

I wasn't able to build all the raised beds I wanted this year due to cost, I am implementing these to substitute in the meantime.

This past summer was my first use of growbags,putting in tomatoes & basil, peppers & basil & onions, & purple sweet potatoes, in 10 gal. Smyrdex brand Bags. I achieved good results , better than the traditional garden I also grew. I suggest using a lightweight growing medium , mine was 1/3 each of sand , compost , & coco noir. For the peppers & the tomatoes a DIY wire cage to stabilize the plants (they got very tall ) fit inside the bags. I love your informative , easy to watch , program. Keep up the good work.

Can’t wait to try some peppers in grow bags this year! I want to do some potatoes and ginger too ☺️

Thank you so much for these videos and tips !! Appreciate this ..

Excellent video! I am a noob to pepper growing, so I may be watching a few of your videos 👊🏻💥👊🏻

Another great video, thanks for the info. I had heard that 3 gallon grow bags were sufficient for peppers, and you could put 2 in a 5 gallon bag. I may reconsider size since I'm almost out of both 3 and 5 gallon bags and still have some Jigsaw and Habanada peppers to transplant.

Great video! I completely agree with you about the pros and cons of traditional containers and grow bags. I have grown in both types the past couple of years and in my experience the drying out of grow bags was the biggest issue. Last year I started setting my grow bags in plant saucers each time I watered. My 5 gallon bags have a diameter of 12.5" and the saucers I use are about 2" deep with a diameter of 14". When watering the bags any of the water that runs out the bottom and sides is caught in the saucer and then slowly wicked back up by the soil in the bags. I usually leave the bags in the saucers and only remove them if it looks likely to rain. I just rec'd a 6 pack of 7 gallon bags and I'm keeping an eye out for similar saucers that will be large enough for the larger bags. Thanks for sharing this info.

I can’t use mulch in my area because it rains way too much and I need the water to wick away quickly. But, I enjoyed using my growbags. I need to get more.

Also a con to grow bags is its hard to transplant out of them without destroying the plant roots or the bag.

I live in central Florida and have used grow bags for several years. I have had reasonable success but in the summertime it seems not only the air but the soil gets over heated and the plants just don't do well. I have several pepper plants going again this summer but regulating the soil moisture is a real headache. Around here it may be that the best thing is to stop at the end of June and start again in October.

Great video thks

Very informative Video! I’m continuing my Pepper Adventures this year with stellar performances from Big Jim. Will be using grow bags at 10 gallon. I want to do some habaneros do you have varieties that can be used to Wake up my morning eggs?

Great review of using grow bags!!! I think y’all are the first ones maybe only ones to bring up how they rip over time, they definitely are not made equally. Bootstrap farmer, Root Pouch and Opulent Systems(Amazon) are the best ones we have found to use, ours are going on their 3rd season.

excellent...thanks!

Potato grow bags?! 🤯Everything about grow bags sound so good. I got some square growbags last year, but the weather in general made the whole season a bit wonky. Hoping for a better season this year and a second chance at putting them to the test 🤞

Just ordered some for pepper plants

Thank you

I have been using grow bags for years. I actually had a grape tomato plant grow to 13 feet tall in a 7 gallon bag. They beat buckets 11 times out 10. LOL

Got multiple grow bags for this season and I’m trying out 3 different potting mixes :)

Two part Question… I tried over wintering a banana pepper plant and I noticed I got black spots all over the main stem and the branches. I did pull the plant thinking it was diseased. One did I do the right thing? What caused this and can I plant something new in that same soil as I was using grow bags or should I ditch the soil to compost?

I've been using grow bags for years. You forgot to mention, they are really nice because they can be moved around the garden or deck. This year I'm going to plant my dahlias in them and put them amoung the in ground flower beds. My soil is shallow and hard, so I don't want to dig the bulbs again.

What do you do with the soil after using it? How do you store the soil over winter?

I do like grow bags the only major issue I had was watering as they dry quickly regardless of weather.

Last year I tried grow bags for the first time and my peppers did great ! They also did well in 5 gallon buckets. I had them on pallets not directly on the ground. I would not use grow bags for tomatoes they did not flourish.

I overwintered my bagged peppers I just sprayed them and my tomato sprouts down with Neem cause I saw a huge Aphid on one of my sprouts... Man that stuff better work because now every time I open my grow tent it smells like sauerkraut farts and BO. But on topic I have a week left of 30 degree nights and my pepper plants are flowering indoors already with a few little Aneheims and bell peppers. CON is if you want to re-pot a plant in the future its harder to remove bags, so get round ones to roll off.

I heard that cinnamon deters molds. Have you tried it with the grow bags? Right now, I live in Arkansas, and it's the super rainy and sometimes freezing season at the moment. I have some grow bags and some traditional pots. I want more grow bags, and what you have explained about the benefits sounds fantastic to me. I have taken note of the negatives and will be considering ways to counter those.

I have a question, but not related to grow bags: I have not pruned my pepper plant from last year, which I have overwintered indoors, and many of the branches have no leaves at all. Will they grow back leaves again or should I completely cut off all of the branches with no leaves?

I grow my strawberries in a 100 gallon grow bag. They overwinter well.

drilling holes in the side of a containers will gives some of the benefits of grow bags if anyone is having problems with too much rain.

I used black and white grow bags last year. After just a year, the handles on the white bags tear off and shred like paper, whilethe handles on the black bags are still as strong as ever.

My wife's container is the neglected one,She's having health issues and loosing her garden strength so young couple enjoying your health and trying to preserve your health is important and your garden goods are a big step. My grandmother had all but 1 of her teeth late in her 80s and that's great. Thanks for the teaching Lady

With containers and grow bags can you add more soil later as the current soil gets compacted / organic material gets broken down and causes the soil depth to lessen? Will the stem rot if it is buried higher?

Any update on the overwintered peppers?

Last year i grew in 50liter growbags and will be doing the same this year

Do you have experience with clay pots? Do they prevent rootbounding aswell?

What type of pots should I use for pepper plants?

I wonder if spraying the bottom of the bag with need oil will help with the mold

Velcro ones are good for transplanting.

I have found that 15 gallon grow bags are great all around for nasically any plant. 7 gallon are great for small plants. You basically only need one of those two sizes or a combination of both for most things.

We live in equator zone, we have 6 months raining season, is relocating plants in bags as easy as relocating plants in containers?

For me the bags are where it's at. I get a bigger harvest, they're a lot harder for the wind to knock them down, nothing gets root bound, just the idea of fabric over plastic sits better with me, but you still need to check in what material is used. As far as looks? I think they look better but that's totally subjective. Most peppers? Three gallon is perfect, with The exception of certain peppers such as ghost peppers where I also use a bigger bag. A no-brainer for herbs too.

Can I grow my cayenne jalapeño and sweet peppers together and it work lol I have a ten gallon bag and got three of the four plant holding trays. I'm new to this and short on space but I'll get whatever I need if that doesn't work 😅

My boyfriend has been trying to grow scotch bonnets and having no luck. I would like to get him going as a Christmas gift. I'm buying seeds for him but not sure if these grow bags are a good way to go. He has a large pot outside he used before but it hasn't been working lately. What would be the best way to grow a scotch bonnet plant ? Small grow bag and then put it in the large pot or just use a larger grow bag and not transplant it to other pot?? I'm in need of advice. Thanks!

'Litres'. Separately... Awesome video. ☺️

Wonder if you have any recommendations for cleaning the bags for reuse. Not quite ready to throw them in the washing machine... But they do get pretty natty after a season. I've thrown them in a wheelbarrow full of water but it's pretty labor intensive, and doesn't really get them all that clean.

Can I fit 3 different pepper plants in a 10 gallon grow bag?

How to clean the mold?

How many pepper plants can I plant in a 10 gallon bag?

I read to put clay pebbles in the bottom of grow bag. Is that a good idea? No need to put holes in the bottom right? I live in an area that rains a lot.

in a 3 or 5 gal bag, should drainage be put in bottom of bag ?

I've found smart pots to be significantly better quality than the vast majority of fabric grow bags.

i like em but holy smoke be sure to thoroughly prewet any soil mixes before filling them up because if it is hydrophobic at all it just goes straight for the walls and out. takes a little getting used to

Do you need to wash the grow bags after each season?

Wow I clicked fast

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Zone 9a, growbags suck. They make the soil dry out too fast and leak out water instead of soaking through INTO the soil

Tried that and they don’t grow very bid at all😢

From bootstrap farmer to ship one bag to me is 60 usd.

Ok i never actually used a commercial "grow" bag. I started making my own in 2010 or so.. First off polyester is the main ingredient in most grow bags. Its a "spun" polyester or woven fiber pressed into sheets. Its basically weed barrier made into a bag. Polyester is not something that plants or roots crave. Nothing in nature likes polyester. Especially black polyester. Using a black bag exposed to the sun makes a cooker. Roots fo not "air prune" they simply can't penetrate or try to grow through polyester. They can't even grow through lose poly fill suspended in water. I tried. Fact is plants and roots hate polyester in my opinion. A vinyly coated mesh with a leaf or moss lining makes a much more root friendly environment. For peppers you need a 7 gallon or larger bag unless its a small variety. Polyester is not a weed barrier AND a grow bag. Vinyl mesh is not a weed barrier it us a bio containment system with maximum air and water. Moss will grow on vinly mesh. Nothing grows on polyester.

That last soil should have been show. Sorry

2:41 those dont look traditional. those look like water from the bottom containers. I look at traditional as water from the top. drain from the bottom.

Why don't you want to tell a nosy pepper about your personal life? Because it'll be jalapeno business.

Beautiful morning sweetie thanks for the informational video

Excellent presentation. Good information. You mentioned the purpose specifically rather than use pronouns.

Topic is misleading... This is more of just the grow bags 😢

Have you considered making a discord community? I've found discord is the best social media for group discussion