r/HotPeppers • u/paapsuave Zone 6a, Enthusiastic Noob • Oct 05 '24

Legit question: are my plants TOO big? Discussion

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.

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u/PerroCerveza Oct 05 '24

Yeah! I wanna know too! What fertilizer, pesticides if any any, etc!

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u/paapsuave Zone 6a, Enthusiastic Noob Oct 05 '24

Answered your stuff up above.

Oh and for pesticide I just used neamm oil spray as needed. Otherwise I have a healthy ecosystem of outside bugs (mantises, ladybugs, spiders) that helped keep most pests at bay.

Also used a japanese beetle attractant/trap for those pesky jerks.

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u/PerroCerveza Oct 05 '24

That’s awesome! Thank you!