Potting on small chilli seedlings into larger 7" pots - seed compost ok?

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I got hold of 4 chilli seedlings today, well they're around 10cm high now. I want to move them into larger 7" pots for the rest of their life, but I'm just wondering if I can use my excess stash of John Innes Seed compost?

Or will they really benefit from something more specific?

Ta!

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Chillis are quite forgiving and will happily live in just about anything!

The thing to remember is that the meaner you treat them, the hotter they tend to be!- I tend to be quite mean to mine and they produce by the ton, and often blow my head off.
I have kept 1 plant over the winter, and have given it a top up of fresh multi-purpose, and its still fruiting its head off- Over wintered in the house.

they also cope well with a firm hair-cut when they get straggly!

this year I have a few baby scotch bonnets who are looking good, and will get whatever compost is free when they are ready to pot on!
Very often quite lost- would be more lost if I could work out where I was!- But always find my way home.....

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I grew mine in soil based compost as I read that they liked being in soil.  I like that compost about at the moment, the Westland with added John Innes.

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Seed compost is deliberately low in nutrients so you will have to compensate appropriately for that.
I try to take one day at a time, but sometimes several days all attack me at once...

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Hmmm ok well if I buy a bag of specialised compost tomorrow just for the chillies, what should I punt for? I want to maximise my yield and don't want to spend ages feeding all the time.

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Don't think you'll find anything specifically designed for chillies; a good multi-purpose compost will have all the nutrients they need for the next 4-6 weeks (after they start setting fruit giving them an occasional tomato feed is all you have to do; they're not the most demanding of plants when it comes to either watering or feeding!)  :)
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At our lotty shop we get good quality growbags so maybe that would be a good place to call for your compost  :)

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If they are currently in small pots (say 3" / 9 cm) I would be inclined to pot them on to 5" pots until the roots fill them, and then pot on again to 7". But if they are already in 5" pots now, or thereabouts, then ignore me!



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