Please note that I am a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites/people to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon properties, including but not limited to. My primary light is the Mars Hydro TSW2000. It is important to remove a little bit at a time from the bottom as the plant grows and matures. Use coupon code 'JIMMYBHARVESTS10' for 10% off your orders! Pepper plants tend to be a bit smaller than tomatoes, so less bottom pruning is necessary. Mid season pruning is more focused on continuous maintenance to make sure the plant keeps producing fruit and stays healthy. I also used Future Harvest nutrients on the channel Mid-season pruning of pepper plants: There are no hard dates for mid season pruning, as it is more generally the period where the plant has been established and is setting fruit. And lastly training plants involves applying pressure to push the plant in the directions we want it to grow. Pruning away leaves, flowers and stems allows us to further shape our plants. Let's look at how to prune pepper plants to accomplish each of these goals. Late season pruning is done to hasten fruit ripening when frost threatens. This creates more of a bush-like plant than a tree-like plant. Early season pruning is done to accomplish three things: establishing a strong branch structure, encourage root development, and manage disease. 'Topping' is a technique in which we purposefully cut the main stem of a plant to encourage growth in side branches. I'll be growing bell peppers with the Kratky hydroponic method and testing various growing techniques to see how each plant performs. In this video I'll be displaying the benefits of topping, pruning and training pepper plants.

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