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Bonzai chiles?

I dwarfed my nagas last year by inoculating the soil with the wrong mycorrhizal fungi. That was an accident, though.
 
I've never done real bonchis like Fatalii, but I dwarf many plants for the winter and then grow them out big again in the summer.
 
POTAWIE said:
I've never done real bonchis like Fatalii, but I dwarf many plants for the winter and then grow them out big again in the summer.
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How do you dwarf them and then reverse it? My poor Nagas never got more than about 7 or 8 inches tall. They had far more root than plant, and in August, each one produced exactly one beautiful full-sized Naga pod.

I wish I hadn't lost the pictures, it was pretty funny.
 
I dwarf them by cutting them way back including roots and continue to prune them as they grow. When I want them to grow more in the spring, I give them a bigger pot and a bit of fertilizer
 
POTAWIE said:
I dwarf them by cutting them way back including roots and continue to prune them as they grow. When I want them to grow more in the spring, I give them a bigger pot and a bit of fertilizer
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Oh, ok, I thought you were talking about some other process. I accidentally used chemical warfare on my Nagas.
 
MrArboc said:
Did any one of you try this? Any pictures or words of advice you'd like to chare?

Bonzai chiles
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quite amazing .. i didnt know you could Bonzai chili plants...

would be really nice gifts in the winter...

thanks for sharing that, giving me some ideas...;)
 
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