New to growing super hots, what's better for growing big yielding plants outdoors, being bushy or lankier?
The general thought is that because peppers only produce pods at their nodes (where stems branch) bushier is better, because bushier usually means more nodes.
Cayenne peppers are very tall and need a stick to support them. Jalapenos I found to not need staking and are short huge producers. The only really hot pepper I know is close to that bushy type is habanero. I could be wrong. I found Thai to be very bushy but hot very hot as well so. I do not know much about peppers yet but I am very interested in them. I live in zone 6/5 so I can not grow peppers all year roundI grow Jalapenos as my main crop because I get them very cheap started and they produce well in any climate. If I lived where I could grow all year round my list would be endless.
A good general rule of thumb (for most plants not just pepper plants) is that if it's lanky, it's stretching; If it's stretching that means it's not getting enough light. Obviously the exception is if the plant is supposed to be lanky then it's genetics not lack of light. Also if you're puposing