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They look a bit droopy but that’s because they hadn’t been watered in about 4 days. I noticed quite a few fungus gnats (probably due to a buildup of blossom debris from a nearby tree in the pots) so I tried to let it dry out. They’ve been watered now.

I’m feeding them half strength fertiliser every week or so, they’re potted in compost mixed with perlite, with a perlite mulch layer.

The big one has 2 flowers that have been there for just under a week- how long till they become fruit?

I also noticed, a few of the flower pods had dropped off the larger one and were sat in the bottom of the pot… anything to be concerned about?

I’ve been taking them inside overnight for the last 2 weeks as outdoor temps are still sub 10c overnight.

Hi pepper peeps,

Got two habanero plants that I potted up a good few weeks ago and they are thriving, as I’m starting to harden them off.

However, when I did pot them up a couple weeks back, I ran out of compost. I didn’t think this was an issue at the time but, my pots are only 27x25cm/8.7L, and I realise that’s maybe a bit small as it is, so having it not filled totally with soil is maybe not ideal.

Should I top it up, or keep the base of the root exposed?

Is it likely to make any difference now the roots are established?