Have I lost my mind?

tree bender

Instead of pulling the old pepper plant out of the ground and throwing it away for the winter. I put into a pot a styled it. Habanero Cascade. Whatya think?

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Joanie

Little pepper plants don't keep their "branches" for more than a season, do they? Maybe it will grow new branches, but usually you just toss them out because they die anyway, and are replaced by new plants growing from the old seeds.

Well, what do you have to lose but some wire and time?

Joanie

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tree bender

Oh contraire mon freire
The habanero is a perennial flowering plant, meaning that with proper care and growing conditions, it can produce flowers, hence fruit, for several years.
In tropical and sub-tropical regions (my house), the Habanero, like other chiles, will produce year round. As long as conditions are favorable, the plant will set fruit continuously. I'll be eating cascade peppers all winter, hopefully. I had fun either way. That's why I got into Bonsai for fun, right?

Joanie

My habaneros pretty well gave up the ghost last year in the late fall, but they lived outside.
Aren't they tasty? My son is a "hothead", he likes to sweat and squirm when he eats chili or salsa. We did habaneros, jalapenos, and something else I can't remember. Made some awesome salsa with home grown tomatoes, onions, and cilantro!

Mmmmmmm.....

Joanie

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