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Question [Solved] Flower pruning

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Jerome Duguay
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Hi ! I want to know your view about pruning flower while the plant is still inside before outdoor transplant 


 
Posted : 09/10/2026 2:24 pm
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Rich Blood
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Hi ! I want to know your view about pruning flower while the plant is still inside before outdoor transplant 

Great question!

I don't recommend it. The entire point of growing peppers is to get peppers. So leave the flowers because that's how you get peppers sooner.

Instead of listening to people who claim you should "remove material now so it can be stronger later".  Listen to the science and the results. Pruning early flowers doesn't improve yield. It diminishes it. 

Instead of removing material from the plant because you aren't providing enough of what the plant needs to sustain the fruit, simply give the plant more. Easy as can be. 

 

Give the plants more, get more peppers. 

 

Here's a great video on the subject!

 

 


 
Posted : 09/10/2026 11:11 pm
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