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Is Culling Really Necessary?

Well, thanks for the update.
They look healthy even though each one has about 4 leaves? lol
I am not considering doing this myself.
I just can't bring myself to cull any either.
 
Yes, they are very healthy, for sure.  I'm not planning to prune any more leaves, from this point, forward.
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I'm not going to make this a habitual practice.  But the Aji Amarillo is one of my favorite peppers, and I know their growth habit suits it well.  So, I wanted to make maximal use of space, and maybe make a Bonchi out of it, later. 
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This was just fun.  In the future, I will be more inclined to abrade the stems, and get them to graft.
 
This is how crowded these turkeys were getting.
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Until i culled.
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I snipped the others' stems at soil level.
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