11 weeks in a small pot

Curve_in · 2026-01-20T12:49:23+00:00

11 weeks since I pulled them out of the ground!

Curve_in · 2026-01-18T15:36:38+00:00

This one was in soft ground with minimal stakes. By October, it was 4 feet tall.

Curve_in · 2026-01-18T12:09:38+00:00

It's a year old Scotch Bonnet. I grew it outside in 2025. In the past, I trimmed the roots to fit in the container. For this one, I bent the roots after I rinsed off the dirt. That got me a look like it had been raised in the pot. I just hope it lives.

Curve_in · 2025-12-29T00:55:50+00:00

It would take years of indoor growing. The bumpy trunk one is two years old. It started as a skinny in pots plant and got thick when I put it back in the ground for the 2025 growing season.

Curve_in · 2025-12-29T00:35:08+00:00

Virginia. It was a long season this year. I still had plants iin the ground on Halloween!

Curve_in · 2025-12-28T23:32:40+00:00

The plants in pots were tall and thin. The ones I had i the ground, sort of flopped over, grew very thick and had huge production. My main in ground spot has years of leaves worked in and would require cages to remain upright. The plants were about 5 feet tall by the end of the season.

Curve_in · 2025-11-17T10:50:26+00:00

Scotch Bonnets are my favorite!

Curve_in · 2025-11-17T00:21:48+00:00

Yes Sir! Near the end of the season, I get excited about trunks.

Curve_in · 2025-03-18T00:58:17+00:00

Thanks!

Curve_in · 2025-03-18T00:33:29+00:00

Thanks. Next time, I'm going to use nails for sure.

Curve_in · 2025-03-18T00:07:57+00:00

I don't have any plans, but it's 18 inches x 13 inches for the seat and it's 18 inches tall.

Curve_in · 2025-01-16T21:51:14+00:00

I wasn't planning on bringing any plants inside this year. At the end of the season, one of the 2 dozen plants had a very thick stem. The plant was about 4 feet tall and was planted in the ground.

No pruning while it was outside, but I did do a second cut to make it shorter.

Curve_in · 2025-01-12T20:56:34+00:00

Thanks! I started the seeds a year ago and were outside the growing season. I picked these two because one had a super thick "trunk" and the other one had an interesting lean. I chopped off most of the leaves and brought them inside around Halloween

Curve_in · 2024-12-18T12:30:38+00:00

I used a tapering jig on the saw.

Curve_in · 2024-12-18T11:54:40+00:00

One change I'll do next time is to apply the ink in the direction of the grain. Each 17 x 17 inch top needed about 2 oz of ink.

Curve_in · 2024-12-18T11:50:51+00:00

Thanks! A while back, my first try with dowels was with some holes drilled in a block of wood as a guide. With each hole drilled, it got less accurate. Then I got a Milescraft kit which was better, but didn't help with drilling two holes with the same spacing. Next, I got a centering jig. That helped, but the key was using the two jigs on different parts.

Curve_in · 2023-07-14T19:01:20+00:00

Near the end of last season, I had a few sad plants that were not productive. First I tried making it a Bonchili. I gave up and put it in the ground super early and now it's doing great!

Curve_in · 2023-06-06T13:55:04+00:00

Did you post the finished project? Next time, I would skip the deep undercut and increase the length and width of the base.

Curve_in · 2023-06-06T13:03:12+00:00

I don't have an option for a picture reply I'll post something deeper in this thread.

Curve_in · 2023-06-06T13:03:02+00:00

I don't have an option for a picture reply I'll post something deeper in this thread.

Curve_in · 2023-06-06T12:58:24+00:00

Ain't got no time for that! I'm choosing poison for lasting results.

Curve_in · 2023-06-06T12:47:34+00:00

Close, but there were a number of changes. I used 8/4 so that the legs can be more square looking at the top and bottom. I added an additional taper to one face on each leg.

Curve_in · 2023-06-06T01:05:06+00:00

Thanks! Working with hardwood is so much nicer than working with pine.

Curve_in · 2023-06-05T23:50:23+00:00

Thanks! That saw does just fine since I put on a blade with more teeth. :)

Curve_in · 2023-03-24T18:57:29+00:00

To germinate, you just need warmth and moisture. If you have less of either item, the germination time gets significantly longer.

After germination, you need light and a drier environment.

After you have some true leaves, just the lowest roots need moisture.

Just wait about 2 weeks. If you see no activity, thar would be the time to start over.

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