I have some peppers indoors that are growing really fast. I’ve heard you should prune them, but not really sure where to start, any tips?
by BurgerzNation
11 Comments
Son_of_Sophroniscus
Why prune? Are you going to run out of space?
RibertarianVoter
Why?
bollaP
No pruning needed.
miguel-122
Your plants look great. Do not prune
GraftingRayman
If you really want to prune, you can pinch off the very new leaves at the top of the plant
You will need to remove some other leaves to get some light down to the main branch
Pruning does help to make the plant a bushier plant
baileysduke
What you’re talking about is topping – supposed to make healthy plants explode with growth during veg stage. With chilli’s it’s rare that you will end up producing more fruit or getting a larger plant but can happen. You’re far better off just keep nutrients and lighting optimal and less stressful
SuperConsideration93
I didn’t prune some of my peppers last season in containers and they were beautiful plants with big yields by the end of the season
stewd003
You’ve probably heard of people pruning their plants to increase airflow. That’s not until much later when they’re bigger – your plants look great!
charleyhstl
All of the lower leaves coming directly off the main stem IMO
Beneficial_Slide6266
Pruning or topping isn’t really ideal unless you have a disease that’s affecting the top part of the plant it is most common to top/ prune cannabis plants and LST to help focus on growing bigger stronger buds but with pepper plants you’d get good results with just letting them ride
CobblerHot969
If you look at your right most plant it has 1 main stem, 1 side shoot. So you have 2 fork with 4 branches. This happens when your main stem have leaf nodes that grow a sucker. You only need to prune off leaves that are developing side shoots on the bottom half. These are suckers and will eventually grow upwards for better light. It’s the same for indeterminate tomato, more side shoot means bigger yield. More big leaf on the bottom half do not equate to bigger yield.
Right side bottom 3 big leaves pruned yesterday. Today the side shoot developed faster than it was when there were leaf around.
11 Comments
Why prune? Are you going to run out of space?
Why?
No pruning needed.
Your plants look great. Do not prune
If you really want to prune, you can pinch off the very new leaves at the top of the plant
You will need to remove some other leaves to get some light down to the main branch
Pruning does help to make the plant a bushier plant
What you’re talking about is topping – supposed to make healthy plants explode with growth during veg stage. With chilli’s it’s rare that you will end up producing more fruit or getting a larger plant but can happen. You’re far better off just keep nutrients and lighting optimal and less stressful
I didn’t prune some of my peppers last season in containers and they were beautiful plants with big yields by the end of the season
You’ve probably heard of people pruning their plants to increase airflow. That’s not until much later when they’re bigger – your plants look great!
All of the lower leaves coming directly off the main stem IMO
Pruning or topping isn’t really ideal unless you have a disease that’s affecting the top part of the plant it is most common to top/ prune cannabis plants and LST to help focus on growing bigger stronger buds but with pepper plants you’d get good results with just letting them ride
If you look at your right most plant it has 1 main stem, 1 side shoot. So you have 2 fork with 4 branches. This happens when your main stem have leaf nodes that grow a sucker. You only need to prune off leaves that are developing side shoots on the bottom half. These are suckers and will eventually grow upwards for better light. It’s the same for indeterminate tomato, more side shoot means bigger yield. More big leaf on the bottom half do not equate to bigger yield.
Right side bottom 3 big leaves pruned yesterday. Today the side shoot developed faster than it was when there were leaf around.
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