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in-ground New shoots from underground

POTAWIE

POTAWIE

In the Fall, I trimmed my malagueta plant way back to a little stump. I was surprised to see new growth from under the soil and nothing on the stump.



Next, the aphids did a fair bit of damage so I trimmed it back again and once more new shoots started from underground and this time one on the now cut-back stump.



I have never seen so much growth on a pepper plant start from beneath the soil. I wonder if it more likely with a C. frutescens. If this plant stays healthy, I'm sure it will become a huge bush by fall.
 
POTAWIE said:
In the Fall, I trimmed my malagueta plant way back to a little stump. I was surprised to see new growth from under the soil and nothing on the stump.



Next, the aphids did a fair bit of damage so I trimmed it back again and once more new shoots started from underground and this time one on the now cut-back stump.



I have never seen so much growth on a pepper plant start from beneath the soil. I wonder if it more likely with a C. frutescens. If this plant stays healthy, I'm sure it will become a huge bush by fall.
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Looks like the part of the plant above the soil maybe froze and died but what was underground didn't.
 
No it never froze, it was just cut back to fit under fluorescent lights.

This is what normally happens, at least with a C. chinense.


 
POTAWIE said:
No it never froze, it was just cut back to fit under fluorescent lights.

This is what normally happens, at least with a C. chinense.


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Oh, I was thinking it was outside for some reason...:doh:

The orange Hab I cut back is normal then....new growth from the above ground portion of cut back stalk
 
Potawie, I've had some come back around the bottom like that. I always figured it meant it had a very healthy root system.
 
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