Re: [CH] Re: Pruning

Tony Lill (ajlill@ajlc.waterloo.on.ca)
Wed, 25 Nov 1998 23:09:17 GMT

>>>>> "Alexandra" == Alexandra Soltow <pamra@rockland.net> writes:


    Alexandra> JMA wrote,
    >> I have a several chile plants that did very well this year,
    >> that I've dug up and placed in pots now that its getting
    >> cooler. I've read in several places that one can prune back a
    >> chile plant in the winter and it will revive itself in the
    >> spring. I'm a novice when it comes to gardening and was
    >> wondering, how much do you prune back? A lot? A little? Is
    >> there anything else I need to know about this practice?

    Alexandra> I've done the same. I basically took a few inches off
    Alexandra> each branch. One thing that was stressed to me is that
    Alexandra> you must not overwater your housebound chile plants. In
    Alexandra> fact, you should wait until they're practically wilting
    Alexandra> before you give them any water!

I actually prune them back severly. I chop them all down to about a
foot in height, then remove any branches that grow back on themselves, 
since the habaneros especially turn into a great tangled mess over the 
summer. This turns some of the plants into not much more than a stick, 
but they all start growing like crazy afterwards. Sometimes I even
have to prune them again before spring!

I agree with the watering advice, I've always let the plants come to
the point of wilting before watering.
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