Legit question: are my plants TOO big?

[u/paapsuave]

Have seen several posts like this one (https://www.reddit.com/r/HotPeppers/s/uuByKV8END) of a person bringing in their 4yr old plant that looks to be about 12"-18" tall.

All of my mature plants dwarf these sizes by a couple of feet and it makes me wonder if there are pros/cons of larger vs smaller pepper plants when we're talking about plant health and productivity.

All of my plants are healthy and producing. Just curious if I should change what I'm doing or keep growing monsters.

[u/paapsuave → u/[deleted]]

Here's a link to the bucket system I use: https://youtu.be/7rQ1GQq1d84?si=AMZBuaKsvFrXMMAd

This helps prevent overwatering. One lesson learned is to ignore when he says to fill up the bucket to 3"-4" from the top of the bucket. If you're using potting soil (which I used 1/2 potting soil, 1/2 compost/manure), it settles after a few sessions of top-watering....fill that bucket up to the top!

When they were seedlings and in their "adolescent" stages, I used Garden-Tone vegetable fertilizer from Lowes in the States. Stinky stuff but they loved it and the high Nitrogen promoted a lot of really good green growth.

Once they matured and were ready to flower/fruit, I switched over to Flower Fuel fertilizer (1-32-34 NPK) which had lower nitrogen and high concentrations of potassium and phosphorus to promote flowering and fruit production.

Watered about every day and a half except during super hot season where I was watering every day. Fertilizer once a week. NOTE: with the flower fuel, FOLLOW THE DOSE INSTRUCTIONS! That stuff is super concentrated and likely to burn your plants if you overdo it....you've been warned.

Hope this helps!