Pruning Young Peppers To Maximize Yield? Let’s experiment! There’s a theory out there that if you top your young seedling Pepper plants early in the spring, they will branch out more, thus sending out more flowers and because of that, more fruit.
In this video, I experiment with 6 Bell Pepper plants where 3 of them I top down to 2 leaf nodes, and the other plants, the control, I leave alone. Exact same potting conditions, soil mix, pot size, etc and we’ll see once and for all this summer if this method gives us significantly more production.
Follow along at home and try to prune some of your Pepper plants and join me as we try to increase our Pepper bounty this summer!
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Thanks for your videos!! New subscriber here, I live in an apartment but have a balcony I've been growing flowers for over a year. Now I will like to try growing some herbs and maybe some tomatoes
Should you prune seedlings or only when a certain size? I have about 30 seedlings all about 7 to 10 cm high
Also, should tomatoe seedlings be pruned?
I love your videos please don't stop making them. I just started out with gardening (well, growing herbs for cooking indoors) and these videos are really fun to watch and learn from!
Hiya mate another great vid btw. I'm trying to grow chillies in a small apartment so space it limited. I had the plant in my biggest pot 10" wide x 8" deep. It grew to about 20"" tall then stated to flower. I've pinched those off and reported it in an old rice sack ( was the only thing I had ) 10" wide x 17" deep. I'm still pinching off a few flowers but there is a little more growth. Will it really get any larger or should I just allow it to do it's own thing?
Shoot. I wish I would have watched this before I planted my peppers. I also have 2 foot deep beds and I originally had them 1 ft apart but my friends told me to do 2 foot minimum. I like how you planted them at the back and front. I would like to maximize what I can grow in my small garden
Awaiting your kind part 2 please.
Hi I live in zone 10 a and I'm growing bell pepper from seed and I been trying to harden off the seedlings but Everytime I put them outside they turn like wilted and lifeless even if it's a small amount of time. Is this normal or should I monitor the heat of the pot ? Can they overheat? All my other plants love it but I don't want my pepper plant to die . Plz help
I subscribed to your channel and you are teaching me many things.
I can't find How To Prune Pepper Plants Part 2 and 3 , can you help me please?
Giorgio from Italy
I'm growing peppers this summer. When will you be posting the part 2 of this video?
Where is part 2?
Where can i find part 2 and 3, if there is any?…
Where us the result video?
Where is part 2
So did u ever actually produce any follow on videos as u indicated to compare topped vs untopped ? If not, did u see a noticeable difference?
Where is video 2? Really would love to see the difference.
Did you do a follow up video to this showing the results after a period of time?
Did not find part 2
What happened with the peppers?
I can't find parts 2 or 3 of the experiment
Where's Part 2?
What growing zone are you located in? If I "topped" my pepper plants…cold weather would be upon us. Zone 4
You most certainly can prune your peppers.or top them off , like some people call it . I have been doing that to my peppers for years and TRUST ME , you definitely will see stronger , bushier plants and stalks that will not snap , because their top heavy. I found out the HARD WAY , they got top heavy and with out a busy strong stem they would just sway , real good and some snapped.
I'm a believer in topping.
Where’s the follow up?
I am unable to find the part 2 video for this topic
Very interested in the outcome of youe experiment BUT cannot find video 2.
Oh wow, 1 year and 1 week later, here's the update I've been trying and trying to make!: https://youtu.be/-b8Jcmz__hY
Where is part 2 of this video?