Monday, December 24, 2012

Pruning Back Pepper Plants

The season is over and time to cut back our pepper plants and prepare for our next crop. Pruning back each plant can be a little tricky. Watching for new growth around the trunk and near where branches split off is a great place to start.
Alejandro Pepper Farm after pruning
 Alejandro Pepper Farm after pruning
Alejandro Serrano Pepper plant after pruning
 Serrano Pepper Plants after pruning
Alejandro Sweet Heat Pepper plant after pruning
 Sweet Heat Pepper plants after pruning
Alejandro Hot Big Guy Pepper plant after pruning
 Hot Big Guy Peppers after pruning
Alejandro Costa Rican Pepper plant after pruning
 Costa Rican Pepper plant after pruning
Alejandro Mariachi Pepper plant after pruning
 Mariachi Pepper plant after pruning
Alejandro Serrano Pepper plant after pruning
Serrano Peppers new growth after pruning

In preparing for the colder month's we pruned down each pepper plant and reduced the irrigation down to once every other day. With the irrigation we added plant growth fertilizer to stimulate each plant.