Pruning Peppers 101

Find out why I top prune all of my pepper seedlings (and how to do it!)

[suburbanchickenman]

When it's time to prune the baby peppers, I return to this video for courage. Thanks, Veronica.

[tbluemel]

Watched this video about 3 months ago. I took your advice and pruned my bells and banana peppers as you instructed. Holy leaping lizards, did it work great!!! Peppers transplanted and never looked better! Thank you for teaching an old fart a better way. I have become an avid fan!!!

[Matt-ryzw]

I re-watch your pepper pruning video every year to refresh my memory and embolden myself before pruning my new young peppers. THANK YOU FOR SUCH AN INFORMATIVE VIDEO!

[xbeanx]

My first experience of pruning was from a snail eating the head off a plant causing it to bushout immensely. I wish I could thank that snail.

[ikesurg]

Out of ALL the pruning pepper videos I peeped, yours was detailed and to the point. I'm a newbie (since May 2019) and this really helped me to learn EXACTLY WHEN TO PRUNE (3 layers of leaves). I'm going to subscribe and check in with you more often for your advice!!!!

[nigel]

hi, just to give you some feedback on your advice in this video, I did exactly what you said and my plants grew just as you said they would! lovely and bushy. Great tip and I will be doing this every year now. Your a star!

[whathandleUtalkabt]

Off all the explanations on you tube for pruning peppers, this is the best in my opinion. Thank you

[aintyourcupoftea]

My grandpa had always done this and his plans are so thick and lush! ❤️ Those will be gorgeous plants here soon

[DonJuanson]

This is my forth year growing hot peppers now. I finally mustered up the courage to prune last year because of this vid, and my yield was much better. I have you to thank for that, lady.

[EL]

Wow girl, this worked like charm. I am a new Gardner and this helped me grow tons of chillis.

[muhammadusmanafzal]

How cute you are. Thanks for this kind and helpful video. I was just looking for this. Just transplanted my new plants into new pots and will be ready to prune them in a week or two.

[lolam.]

I am starting a tiny herb garden and have been researching the past few days. Out of all the videos I have seen, you have provided the best tips for pruning plants. I am very impressed. Thank you so much!!!

[steplat]

Update: this actually works! Plants are bushing out nicely. Thanks for the tip!

[randyb]

Wow, I literally stopped the video half way thru and ran out to my raised beds and pruned my peppers that I just planted a week ago. I couldn't wait until the end of the video! Great explanation on how and why you prune peppers!

[levintry]

This was excellent advice! I followed this and it helped my habaneros and jalapenos. I yielded about 14 pounds of jalapenos from 3 plants doing this and it was indeed very scary at the start, but the yield was great! Thank you for posting this!

[chilliman]

scariest video I've ever watched on YT - thanks for the comprehensive pruning instruction!! subbed

[halinapeltonen]

Thank you for the detail instructions and the video showing exactly where you are pruning - this is the first I have heard about pruning peppers. I appreciate your efforts and excitement in working with the peppers.

[ProYagu]

I have watched this video every year around this time for like the last three years lol.

[SirRobinDeSway]

clear, well expressed, confidence building for me sitting here surrounded with small pepper plants at just this stage....so here we go (gulp)

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[billhorton]

I have been gardening for 55 yrs, retiring after 24 yrs growing turf grass at upscale golf courses. Long resume growing things. This lady knows what she'stalking about. Follow her advice and you will have amazing peppers.