pinching out chillis

[Brentalist]

I sow mine in late january indoors on a sunny south facing windowsill, they take a long time to fruit

[The Large One]

yep Hab's should be sowed by lastest i'd say end of Feb, although the orange hab is quite a prolific little sow and sow and grows a bit quicker and defo more yeild than some of it's cousins i think thats why a lot of the larger growers use them for sauces etc

[Mato]

By your reactions I thought he was going to take a chainsaw to the plant. That type of pinching doesn't look too bad, and I like the benefits of it as well.

[binley100]

I've pinched ...........

[Pa Snips]

I'll pinch mine out when they hit two feet tall, only six inches to go.

[The Large One]

ok, so follwing on from this original post i decided to do a bit of a trial
variety was Numex Twighlight
i have about 50 plants and left 10 to their own devices and pinched out the tips as in the video and i must say the difference is plain for all to see
the one on the right is standard and on the left was pinched out

[Urban]

the pinched one for sure looks better, looks like it will crop better

think ill pinch my jelepeno and twilight

[gringo]

How did all this pinching out go?

[Scarlet]

See the photos in post #21. The pinched out ones were much bushier and a better shape...lots more branches for fruit .
What chillies are you growing Gringo.

[Tripmeup]

I have done this in the past, but like many other experiments, I have either forgotten to follow up for results or just not carried it through properly..Might have a go again with some Jalapenos this year and actually try and monitor the outcome..

[gringo]

Hi Scarlet, yes I saw the photo but was asking more about yield.

I've grown Korean chilis for the last few years for my other half - she has them with everything, usually raw. The pack says capsicum annuum and 'Danong' - the only bits not in Korean! They look very much like cayennes only straighter and a little bit chunkier.

For myself, I've experimented with various brands . My favourite last year which I'm growing again this year is called Fresno. And after a wee bit of research I've decided on Santa Fe Grande and Costeno Amarillo too, as perhaps being similar but different (does that make sense?) to Fresno.

I usually grow about 12-15 Korean ones, so will try a bit of experimental brutality with some of those, I suspect.

[Baldy]

"Fresno" - thanks for that gringo - its a type I'd grown a few years ago and had excellent yield without having to give them much maintenance. Been trying (unsuccessfully) to remember the name for a couple of years now... ;(

Balders