I see some of the pod stems are are not strong and do fall off so I do not know how it will go.

What time does the sun first hit your plants and how many hours of sun do they get?

Also, what is the average temperature there (zone 5b?).

Looks like your soil plant could use more fertilizer.

Thanks

The second pic is the same two plants about a month later.

lol this is my soilless plant!! :)

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I must note: The plant above is from a larger plant in the beginning of the year. I do have some cayenne that I got in 4 packs (which I used in the topsoil mix here) in potting mix and the results are a little better then the top soil, only by a little.

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Here in an update on the two plant in the shallow planter filled with topsoil from my garden.
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Another note: These plants still have a little more pod drop and are growing slower then the ones that started the same size in potting mix.