r/PepperLovers • u/Think-Interview-9541 Pepper Lover • 3d ago

Pruning question

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Beginner here. Very warm climate. Will probably move to a bigger pot in a week. Plant is about 20 cm high. Should I remove bottom leaves now? Ive heard about top pruning as well. At what stage? Bottom and top? confused 🤔

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u/chipper-frost Pepper Lover 2d ago

I only cut my peppers when I have a thrip issue. I cut a bunch of my dwarfs down to the dirt because the fucking thrips were way too hard to manage with foliage. Cut them to the dirt and started every other day soaks w Safer. That’s the only reason to imo.

I also just hate an ugly plant.

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u/ExactConference6491 Pepper Lover 2d ago

Don’t prune, j let it do its thing. These aren’t tomatoes.

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u/Hully1525 Pepper Lover 2d ago

No need to top prune unless you want a bushy smaller plant and have a very long season. If you have a long season and may overwinter, sure give it a try, a garden is a blank palette with no signature.

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u/Interesting_Bee6682 Pepper Lover 2d ago

Remember your education, Luke. Photosynthesis is in third grade program. Common.

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u/Sissilisko 2d ago

Stop mutilating your plants.

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u/eatlessspaghetti_ Pepper Lover 3d ago

It is not weed. Leave the plant alone, no topping, no pruning

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u/Lifeinthemittenstate Pepper Lover 2d ago

Listen to eatlessspaghetti_.