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My Jalapeños are a different shape this season

JAHaworth

JAHaworth

Hello all.
At the end of last season I thought I'd have a go at overwintering two of my Jalapeño plants.
Well it actually worked and as soon as it started to warm up again, it started to grow like crazy & I know have two plants that are full of pods and flowers where my others which I grew from seed are just starting to flower.
The thing that I'm a little confused about is that this season all of my Jalapeños are a different shape to last year. Last year they were the typical Jalapeño shape but this year they are all round.
Have I done something wrong?

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That is normal for overwintered plants. It may be caused by lack of fertility/pollination, short days, or light intensity (lack of) or a combination of those. I suggest cutting off the mini-pods, the plant will start producing normal pods soon.
 
Meh - shape doesn't matter. Leave the round pods, and do with then what you'd do with any other jalapeno. They should start coming out more normal-shaped later.
 
I have several two year old jalapenos and they produce pods just like that on occasion :crazy: You can cut them back and repot and they will flourish. It has worked for me! :beer:
 
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