Picked this up today and curiously all of this specific type of pepper had what appears to be two stalks. Should I try to separate them or leave as is.
Educate me please.
That’s two plants.
I would plant them as is, but some people might separate them.
bmdangelo
Yup. You can, and should, split them. Just separate them gently.
Suspicious-Gap-8915
+1 to separate them. I rarely ever buy transplants anymore, but thanks to the Florida Freezeageddon, I had to pick up a few extra plants. I purposely look for these so can get a little BOGO action.
ZafakD
When seeding that pot they dropped in two seeds.
Muchomo256
Peppers like to be planted in pairs. They like to hold hands. It increases production. Here’s an example at around the 5 min mark.
Yes, that’s two. You got a deal, two for the price of one!
Roborana
I look through the plants at the greenhouse to find doubles like this. I separate them because of the size container I put them in. But they can grow just fine as is with a sufficient size container or in the ground.
Main-Education-5366
Jackpot!
Informal_Earth_2734
Loons like 2 for 1 to me.
Ashamed_Animal_5791
Those two look so healthy too!!
Autumn_Ridge
The root ball will separate more easily if held underwater in a bucket while you pull it apart.
Kitchen-Deer8353
Its two. If you have the room for two I think it’s worth trying to separate and plant separately. If not, no harm no foul. Sometimes the roots get rather tangled and it can be challenging to pull them apart. I’ve had personal success with a small bucket of water and jiggling the roots while holding by the stem and pulling them apart. Some people might say that since they are sharing the same nutrient pool that you will end up two smaller plants. I’ve also heard that the stealing resources idea is over stated. If you fertilize sufficiently it will probably be fine in either case.
MorticiaLaMourante
Yep! 2 peppers. I always look for doubles or more. If you separate them, but very careful while untengling their roots. You can choose to plant them together if there is space.
gottagrablunch
Yes and you can very very carefully split them. If you’re gonna do now is the time. I’d soak the soil as I feel it tears intertwined roots less.
You can also leave them but if you’re doing containers make sure it’s big with a good soil. Their roots need space.
Good luck!
13NeverEnough
Bot account?!
OhCosmia
Last summer I experimented with this – 3 plants that were singles, and 3 that were pairs. The singles out produced in both quantity and size of peppers. the three singletons did so well (3ft tall) that I’m trying to overwinter them. 🤞🏻
ariadnes-thread
If you are nervous about separating them you can also snip off one of them as close to the soil as possible and put it in a jar with water until it grows new roots. Change the water every day or so to prevent rotting. Then once it has roots you can stick it in a pot of soil and you have two plants! The roots that grow on pepper cuttings are pretty small, not like the big stringy ones that tomatoes get— so just stick it in soil once you see a couple little roots coming out of the bottom.
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That’s two plants.
I would plant them as is, but some people might separate them.
Yup. You can, and should, split them. Just separate them gently.
+1 to separate them. I rarely ever buy transplants anymore, but thanks to the Florida Freezeageddon, I had to pick up a few extra plants. I purposely look for these so can get a little BOGO action.
When seeding that pot they dropped in two seeds.
Peppers like to be planted in pairs. They like to hold hands. It increases production. Here’s an example at around the 5 min mark.
https://youtu.be/z9aoDQKdwh0?si=4wuMCNxb3InZHEJl
Yes, that’s two. You got a deal, two for the price of one!
I look through the plants at the greenhouse to find doubles like this. I separate them because of the size container I put them in. But they can grow just fine as is with a sufficient size container or in the ground.
Jackpot!
Loons like 2 for 1 to me.
Those two look so healthy too!!
The root ball will separate more easily if held underwater in a bucket while you pull it apart.
Its two. If you have the room for two I think it’s worth trying to separate and plant separately. If not, no harm no foul. Sometimes the roots get rather tangled and it can be challenging to pull them apart. I’ve had personal success with a small bucket of water and jiggling the roots while holding by the stem and pulling them apart. Some people might say that since they are sharing the same nutrient pool that you will end up two smaller plants. I’ve also heard that the stealing resources idea is over stated. If you fertilize sufficiently it will probably be fine in either case.
Yep! 2 peppers. I always look for doubles or more. If you separate them, but very careful while untengling their roots. You can choose to plant them together if there is space.
Yes and you can very very carefully split them. If you’re gonna do now is the time. I’d soak the soil as I feel it tears intertwined roots less.
You can also leave them but if you’re doing containers make sure it’s big with a good soil. Their roots need space.
Good luck!
Bot account?!
Last summer I experimented with this – 3 plants that were singles, and 3 that were pairs. The singles out produced in both quantity and size of peppers. the three singletons did so well (3ft tall) that I’m trying to overwinter them. 🤞🏻
If you are nervous about separating them you can also snip off one of them as close to the soil as possible and put it in a jar with water until it grows new roots. Change the water every day or so to prevent rotting. Then once it has roots you can stick it in a pot of soil and you have two plants! The roots that grow on pepper cuttings are pretty small, not like the big stringy ones that tomatoes get— so just stick it in soil once you see a couple little roots coming out of the bottom.