my thai dragon has lost it's gusto

[kyle3]

hi everyone i'm wondering if you can offer any advice on how to rejuvinate my thai dragon pepper plant.

it's been in the same 2 gallon-ish pot for 2 1/2 yrs.
up until about 6 months ago it was a big healthy plant with lots of foiliage
it's just kind of become very scrawny.

i've considered repotting it- perhaps it's become a* bit root bound?

and prunning it back a bit, but i'm not very yfamiliar with peppers so i thought i'd run it by you all.

thanks for any help you can offer! -K

[Newt]

Hi Kyle

I would think that being in the same pot for that long with the symptoms you describe would make it very rootbound.* You can root prune and top prune for rejuvenation.* I'm including the cached version of our instructions as well as sites about repotting rootbound plants.
http://64.233.169.104/search?q=cache...lnk&cd=1&gl=us

http://www.dirtdoctor.com/view_question.php?id=70
http://www.ourgardengang.com/containerpotting.htm

Give your plant time to recover.* If you purchase new potting soil it will probably have a slow release fertilizer already in it.* Do not fertilize for at least 3 months.

Newt

[kyle3]

thank you so much for your reply I'm going to buy a new pot right now!

[Newt]

Kyle, you are so very welcome!* Be sure the new pot is about 2" larger then the old one.* You can measure from top to bottom or accross the top* Try and use the same type of pot you already have.* If you have clay, use clay again as it will perform in the same way and be easier for you to judge the watering needs.* Waster the plant well a couple of days before you repot it.

Newt