How To Prune Pepper Plants Part 1

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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[andersmyrberg]

Where can i find part 2 and 3, if there is any?...

[jordynncorea]

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!

[richieabercrombie]

Where is video 2? Really would love to see the difference.

[OakKnobFarm]

Cool experiment! Thanks for doing this, I've always wondered how much benefit there is to topping the plants.

[TheSamm]

This is exactly what I’ve been looking for!!

[michaelblausey]

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.

[kelvinsteffen]

This is my first year out of 28 years that I pruned/topped my pepper plants. As when I topped my first plant a little over a month ago keeping most of the leaves on it. it then grew me 4 branches of about 8 inches long. I topped all 4 of them 2 days ago and I am hoping for 2-4 shoots to start growing in a couple more weeks from now. When the branches get long again I might top them a 3rd time and have it grow even more branches before I start sending the chocolate butlah into production indoors. I never tried or to grow that kind of pepper plant before beside the Carolina reaper which was my first super hot growing and trying ever before. Winter end towards the end of March here in Arizona. So I am not in a big rush getting my plant in flowering mode quickly. I heard it is the best way to constantly top the branches so we are making the branches/trunk stronger to hold heavy yields in the long run. The way I am growing the plant in a 5 gallon potting container, I will definitely try this growing technique for the reaper or another super hot pepper down the line.🌶🔥🥵

[sugarmuffin]

No need to water for 2 weeks? I don't know that I have that kind of self control lol

[catalinacurio]

I’ll just be glad if I get a few peppers. 😊

[BlogTVisraelTracert]

same thing with tomato. when you cut the head suckers will grow from the sides of the stems, but this will longer the time to mature so need a long season to do this.

[wherewolf]

I'm growing peppers this summer. When will you be posting the part 2 of this video?

[tfxobrien]

Very interested in the outcome of youe experiment BUT cannot find video 2.

[HopeThisWorksOurHomestead]

Great video friend! Thank you for the tips and BTW, I just happened to look at your sub count and OMG you blew up!! *CONGRATS on the growth*

[gallettiguitartones]

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

[valeriesanchez]

I can't wait until my habaneros are fully grown! I love their smell when you stir fry them.

[robingw]

Yes thank you for making this video i whas waiting for this and whats the name of the pepper??

[TheSuperlonewolf]

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

[Lyndsay-jhum]

I am growing all kinds of peppers this year ranging from bells to super hots. I did an experiment and topped a few plants, to be honest the untopped ones fork multiple times anyhow so I see no need for it. The reality of topping is it truly does set you back 3-4 weeks, which in my climate is not ideal.

[TheRipeTomatoFarms]

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Affiliate links below:


The 10x20 nursery trays are a gardener's NECESSITY. Use the Amazon Afilliate links below to find the right ones!

[markpapich]

I can't find parts 2 or 3 of the experiment