Repotting chili deeper

[Spunky]

Hello all, some of my chillies are ready to be potted on can I lose the first leaves and bury them upto their first true set?

[Rocketron]

I do. I don't know if it helps extra root growth like tomatoes,but feels more satisfying.

[simongimson]

yes that right i have been growing them for years now when you repot them give them some good drainage as they dont like getting to damp what type are you growning as some can be wintter for next year

[Maccabee]

Chillies have a woody stem, unlike tomatoes. I'm no expert and tbh i don't know if they do send out new roots from the stem, but i wouldn't have thought they would have. I may do my own little experiment this year to see.

[FionaH]

I always re pot mine deep. No idea if this is right though