Transplanting a habanero plant?

Question

I have a well rooted helathy 11" habanero plant. I would like to tranfer it to a pot so It can recieve optimum sun exposure, Any suggestions as to how to transfer the plant and what a good medium for it would be (in the pot)

Answer 1

The solution to the problem of shock during transplanting is a process called hardening-off, whereby the seedlings are gradually made tough enough for the garden. Technically, hardening-off is a physiological process that adds carbohydrate reserves to the plant and produces additional cuticle on the leaves, reducing water loss. Practically, the process slows plant growth while acclimating the seedling to harsher conditions.

A cold frame works the best for the hardening-off process. The heating cables are turned off and the top is left open for longer periods of time (all night when the temperatures are warm enough), which enables the seedlings to toughen in the sun, wind, and lower temperature.

Greenhouse-grown plants, or those grown indoors under lights, are usually taken outside for increasing long periods of time. Starting about two weeks before transplanting or about the date of the average last frost, move the trays outside to a location where they will receive partial sun. Bring them indoors at night, but turn the greenhouse heaters off. Begin with only a few hours a day outside, but as the days go by, increase the amount of sun the seedlings receive and the length of time outdoors until they can be left out all day and night. Reducing the water to seedlings will also "harden" the plants. Allow the seedlings to wilt slightly before watering; after two weeks of this treatment they can be transplanted

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