That sounds like it might be a bit heavy. I usually ( not this year) grow all of mine in pots here in Maine and use Pro Mix BX. I used to mix my own adding peat and perlite to bagged top soil till I had a porous mixture. You want good drainage because peppers don't like to sit in water.

john

Ive always follwed the golden rule that if hou plant in a garden you use garden soil... if you plant in pots, use potting soil. I have all my peppers in pots and use potting soil and they behave better than ones that I have put in the ground. I have better control over my plants in the florida climate if i use pots versus going into the gaden.

jmo is that garden dirt can vary ALOT and i have yet to see a tomato plant do better in the dirt than a proper size pot full of promix or simular.
I would grow my entire garden in it if it was free but it is just too much money to do it so that is why i dont.
now i am not saying that other stuff wont work it just that promix drains well and dosent get rock hard or clump like plain dirt.
this year i have been playing around with sand , gravel , dirt , and perlite and vermiculite and so far side by side my pepper fish look the same .
the one i planted in clay is dead ....
rockwool is good but holds nothing .
later

shayne

How much does the ProMix cost? I have about 10 10" pots to plant.

It's expensive, but well worth it. The 3.8 Cu Ft compacted bale of PRO-MIX 'BX'/MYCORISE® PRO
is $26 here in my area. Enough for aprox a 50-60 gal container if I recall correctly.

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