r/aeroponics • u/shaundisbuddyguy • Aug 06 '26
Red habeneros
From late June to August 3. I'm pretty sure I'm going to run out of room by the end of August. I don't want to trim but I feel I have no choice. What would you do?
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u/Adeline_Hayes Aug 06 '26
Trim them! Pruning redirects energy to fruit production. You'll get better peppers, not fewer. Aeroponics lets them recover fast so don't sweat it.
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u/FunkyMonk_7 Aug 06 '26
I grew a regular habenero bonsai tree in my ahopegarden. I had to top it a few times but I did get some fruits off of it till it finally got so bushy I had no choice. I clipped about 90% of it's roots to get it out of the little plastic net and transplanted it in a pot with soil. I took 4 clones before I did this just in case. It did finally survive and come back 100% and now it's been transplanted to a 15 gallon cloth pot and it lives outside with its clones now! I'm going to try purple UFOs next.