pinching pepper plant pics

landarch Tue 27 May 2014 - 17:16

A few weeks ago I pinched my pepper plants back to two sets of leaves...here's what they look like today...not bad.

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**jimmy cee** Tue 27 May 2014 - 19:05

I planted 1 cayanetta pepper today, it survived to cold onslaught of a few weeks ago.
I have 1 other in my cold frame thats ok, this one did very well after I up planted it.
Now it's sitting in a 10 gallon decorative container, on my deck and surrounded by a wire cage.
I will be fixing up some more extensive protection soon.
My question ??/should I ??? (trim it down)
here's a pic from last years plant, a gorgeous hot pepper that I could sit and look at for hours.
The peppers arent hot hot, mildly hot, can be tasted with confidence.
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**sanderson** Tue 27 May 2014 - 23:48

I'll tag along with Jimmy's question. I over-wintered potted peppers in the greenhouse and cut to 4 leaves. Really beefed up their appearance this summer. What do I do this winter? Cut the new branches back to 3-4 leaf nodes? How many years can this continue?

Goosegirl Wed 28 May 2014 - 1:10

sanderson wrote:I'll tag along with Jimmy's question. I over-wintered potted peppers in the greenhouse and cut to 4 leaves. Really beefed up their appearance this summer. What do I do this winter? Cut the new branches back to 3-4 leaf nodes? How many years can this continue?

Sounds like the makings of an experiment!

GG

**camprn** Wed 28 May 2014 - 3:54

Yes prune it back .

**jimmy cee** Wed 28 May 2014 - 7:30

ok I'm willing, however I can be heavy handed when it comes to this.
Can you lead me on please ? pinching pepper plant pics Cayane11

shegardens Wed 28 May 2014 - 7:32

me too, I'm afraid to pinch! They are so little still and it's cold here in NJ again!

boffer Wed 28 May 2014 - 7:42

I know which point I would cut at, but I'll let someone who's done it before give the definitive answer.

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**walshevak** Wed 28 May 2014 - 7:43

jimmy cee wrote:ok I'm willing, however I can be heavy handed when it comes to this.
Can you lead me on please ?

I'm chicken and only pinch out the tiniest bit at the very top of that 5 or 6 leaf cluster when the peppers are this small. But it seems to work. My peppers have bushed out pretty well. I've been know to later also pinch out the tips of the side branches that develop making a really bushy plant.

I would also cut off the ground level leaves soon to prevent soil borne diseases.

Kay

landarch Wed 28 May 2014 - 8:54

I was fairly aggressive and pinched off all but two sets of leaves at the bottom of the plant...these are sweet peppers. My hot pepper plants produce so profusely that I didn't bother pinching those seedlings.

A few years back a rabbit ate the tops of all my pepper plants and I freaked out...but they came back bushier than ever...but I've always been chicken to pinch myself to see what happens.

**sanderson** Wed 28 May 2014 - 11:36

Okay, I'll bite. I would pinch at the top arrow. Can't wait to read the answer this evening.

**camprn** Wed 28 May 2014 - 11:46

Top arrow is the correct location!

Pappy Slip Wed 28 May 2014 - 11:50

That's called suckering!

Pappy

**Scorpio Rising** Sun 17 Apr 2016 - 7:27

I plan on doing this same thing to my marigold plants today. Same spot. They need to bush out more and are a bit leggy. Thanks, archives! LOL pinching pepper plant pics 3170584802

hammock gal Sun 17 Apr 2016 - 7:54

Glad to see this thread. My pepper sprouts don't even have true leaves yet, but now I know what to do when they get to that point. That's a beautiful pepper plant, Jimmy Cee!

has55 Sun 17 Apr 2016 - 8:06

**Scorpio Rising** Sun 17 Apr 2016 - 17:14

Interesting! Thanks, has55, I would never have been that aggressive but will try something with my peppers to get more production and a healthier plant! Marigolds got a modest central leader pinch today. Peppers not quite ready, maybe next weekend?

countrynaturals Sun 17 Apr 2016 - 19:10

sanderson wrote:I'll tag along with Jimmy's question. I over-wintered potted peppers in the greenhouse and cut to 4 leaves. Really beefed up their appearance this summer. What do I do this winter? Cut the new branches back to 3-4 leaf nodes? How many years can this continue?

Interesting! I got a cherry tomato plant to last 2 years by bringing it in over the winter. Never tried it with peppers, but I will this year. I never knew about trimming peppers and marigolds, either. This site is a wealther of info. Very Happy

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