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does anyone know how to make superhot pepper leaf smaller?

Pr0digal_son said:
There is plenty of scientific info online as to why these leaves are naturally larger. I don't disagree with your comment fully,but it's not 100% accurate.
Not sure which part you don't agree with. Chinense leaves do tend to be larger than other varieties, but the abnormally large leaves that are often seen in hydro setups or early season grows are not optimal. It's a fact that early season grows in nutrient rich media will produce large leaves. But the plant doesn't/won't sustain that growth... Because it can't. I liken that phenomena to what happens to the hands and feet of HGH users.
 
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Yeah my bonnet has some giant leaves too
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solid7 said:
Not sure which part you don't agree with. Chinense leaves do tend to be larger than other varieties, but the abnormally large leaves that are often seen in hydro setups or early season grows are not optimal. It's a fact that early season grows in nutrient rich media will produce large leaves. But the plant doesn't/won't sustain that growth... Because it can't. I liken that phenomena to what happens to the hands and feet of HGH users.
 
While that might be true, I gotta say - from a practical standpoint - all my plants that have stupid-big foliage tend to be the ones that do the best. I think that would be the case for most people, hence the confusion about this post. It's like: please help my :censored: is too big.
 
On the topic, though. Doesn't trimming the tips of the leaves force the growth to stop? I remember employing this practice on some other plants I grew some years ago, I assume that would work for a pepper?
 
solid7 said:
 
There is one called "full sun" that really helps.
 
I don't know what season you are in right now, but as the weather warms up, and the UV index climbs, those leaves will come back to normal size.

 
 
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light: 105900 LUX.
temperature: 32C ( 89.6 degree F )
humidiy: 30
 
I think my pepper plants are already in full sun everyday.     leaves are getting larger and larger each day.   length of leaf shown above is 17cm today.
 
Mate, there are some very weird discussions here and I think people get lost in them and forget about what actually matters
 
Lek is trying to make a bonsai
 
  1. Let it grow as large as possible for a season
  2. Trim it in a way that you would if you're over wintering it 
  3. Trim large leaves off as they grow, at the part where the leaf meets the stem
  4. Trim branches as they grow outside of the "area" to encourage them to be bushy
I don't know why there is so much debate about which species does what, hormones, full sun etc. Because none of that actually matters it's just all about letting it grow then trimming it back
 
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In my experience the leaves are huge until the main stem first splits and branches. After this period the leaves tend to get smaller as the plant branches further.

My plants are germinated into direct sunlight and only get light from the sun. They are grown in potting mix from the beginning and don't get any hydro nutes.

My conclusion is that C. Chinense has huge leaves when they are young and healthy. This is based on my growing and seeing glogs of other THP members.

Of course there is still variables between species, my P.Dreadie had GIANT leaves whereas my White bullet Hab had large juvenile leaves but not to the same extreme.
 
Powelly said:
Mate, there are some very weird discussions here and I think people get lost in them and forget about what actually matters
 
Lek is trying to make a bonsai
 
  • Let it grow as large as possible for a season
  • Trim it in a way that you would if you're over wintering it 
  • Trim large leaves off as they grow, at the part where the leaf meets the stem
  • Trim branches as they grow outside of the "area" to encourage them to be bushy
I don't know why there is so much debate about which species does what, hormones, full sun etc. Because none of that actually matters it's just all about letting it grow then trimming it back
The only daft part of this discussion was the OP. There was no mention of bonsai until post 10 or so. Any additional posting was due to false or inexperienced comments.

But if bonsai and smaller leaves are what is desired,then chop the fuck out of it repeatedly,but atleast mention it in the original post. There are probably 50 bonsai topics here and a complete walkthrough at fatalii.net.
 
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Powelly said:
I don't know why there is so much debate about which species does what, hormones, full sun etc. Because none of that actually matters it's just all about letting it grow then trimming it back
 
because leaf has to be SMALL in order to be beautiful bonsai.    small size,  NOT normal size after trimming.
 
Pr0digal_son said:
But if bonsai and smaller leaves are what is desired,then chop the f**k out of it repeatedly,but atleast mention it in the original post. There are probably 50 bonsai topics here and a complete walkthrough at fatalii.net.
 
not enough info in order to make beautiful bonsai.  it only apply to pepper plant with small leaf. 
look like it's time to cross breed pepper. make it perfect for bonsai.
 
D3monic said:
Grow plant with small leaves like tepin, wild brazil, charapita, maybe some thai
i want the fruit that look like peach ghost scorpion, taste like peach ghost scorpion but leaf must be small. 
you did mention tepin... oh thanks a lot.  this variety is perfect for my needs.   
 
lek said:
i want the fruit that look like peach ghost scorpion, taste like peach ghost scorpion but leaf must be small. 
you did mention tepin... oh thanks a lot.  this variety is perfect for my needs.   
If you want a bonchi with very small leaves also look to Amish Bush. Would be perfect, as it has small leaves already. .
 
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You have to grow a large plant first, then cut it down. Great guide here: http://www.fatalii.net/bonsai_chiles_bonchi
 

 

 
After you grow a large plant and cut it down, remove the largest leaves at the base, the new growth will be more compact.
 
The leaf in my hand is the largest leaf on the plant, I will continue to remove the biggest ones. The plant is about 18" tall from the bottom of the pot to the canopy.
 
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lek said:
 
because leaf has to be SMALL in order to be beautiful bonsai.    small size,  NOT normal size after trimming.
 
When it gets too large, cut it off
Eventually you'll have a lot of leaves and cutting off a few big ones won't make it look empty. Bonsai take a lot of work to maintain and keep beautiful
 
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAvK3MXyYOg
 
Trimming roots to make them branch out so you get lots of really small roots seems to make leaves smaller according to bonsai experts
 
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Powelly said:
Trimming roots to make them branch out so you get lots of really small roots seems to make leaves smaller according to bonsai experts
Thank you very much.  look like he also grow sacrifice branch to make bigger trunk.  his bonsai is really beautiful.
 
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