For reference I’m 6’4 and the pepper “tree” is taller than me.
by dantex79
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AccomplishedBother12
The lower stems of a pepper plant will get woody from either age or stress (particularly if you move it from one spot to another). It’s pretty normal. Never seen one get THIS big, though – when did you plant it?
Also for god’s sake please do something with your basil 😂
MGaCici
One of my jalapeños did this also. I have many red jalapeños hanging but I have to harvest before Wednesday. May I ask what your plans are for yours? I have no idea what to do with mine. There are approximately thirty ready to go.
gimlet_prize
Wow!! You should try and overwinter it!
jenny-thatsnotmyname
My first year of gardening I grew a chocolate habanero plant. It didn’t produce any peppers all summer long, but absolutely exploded in September/October. I had like a hundred peppers suddenly all at once and it showed no signs of stopping. I finally made the decision to pull it along with the rest of my tomatoes and other plants at the end of October and ended up having to get the tree branch trimmer to chop it down because the center stem was so thick. I don’t think it was quite as tree like as yours but I’ve never had a plant do that again!
a-pair-of-2s
depending on your usda region you may be able to cut the pepper “tree” down, like you would a rose bush, and it will produce again next year. my father did this in CA 9b for several years and they produced great !
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The lower stems of a pepper plant will get woody from either age or stress (particularly if you move it from one spot to another). It’s pretty normal. Never seen one get THIS big, though – when did you plant it?
Also for god’s sake please do something with your basil 😂
One of my jalapeños did this also. I have many red jalapeños hanging but I have to harvest before Wednesday. May I ask what your plans are for yours? I have no idea what to do with mine. There are approximately thirty ready to go.
Wow!! You should try and overwinter it!
My first year of gardening I grew a chocolate habanero plant. It didn’t produce any peppers all summer long, but absolutely exploded in September/October. I had like a hundred peppers suddenly all at once and it showed no signs of stopping. I finally made the decision to pull it along with the rest of my tomatoes and other plants at the end of October and ended up having to get the tree branch trimmer to chop it down because the center stem was so thick. I don’t think it was quite as tree like as yours but I’ve never had a plant do that again!
depending on your usda region you may be able to cut the pepper “tree” down, like you would a rose bush, and it will produce again next year. my father did this in CA 9b for several years and they produced great !