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Q&A – Should young bell peppers
be pruned?

Question:
Should young bell peppers be pruned?
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Answer:

Normally speaking no, however UT Assistant Professor of Residential and Consumer Horticulture Natalie Bumgarner talks about what benefits you might see from pruning. Pruning is used regularly in hydroponic pepper production to manage the plant shape. In the home garden pruning will help the plant bush out, however it will delay fruiting by several weeks. If you have a short growing season this may be a problem. Overall, she thinks it is a wash.
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