The Rusted Garden Blog — Tip Pruning

  By Gary Pilarchik (The Rusted Garden)  There are several reasons you may want to prune peppers. One reason is to help the pepper plants develop stronger sturdier stems. Another reason is to force or create a bushier plant with more side shoots which leads to more flowers and potentially more peppers. Visit my YouTube Channel with over 800 gardening videos: The Rusted Garden     I want to be clear, you do not have to do this. If you haven't pruned peppers before, take the middle ground. Prune a couple plants and see how they respond. One of the...