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Yrat said:
nice

how old is the plant?

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i bought it like 2 months ago maybe.

but it was already about half a foot tall.

i couldn't really tell u how old she is.

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Yrat said:

geo did you specifically prune that habanero plant to grow straight up before branching out into a little canopy?

i really like that shape, and how the peppers hang down into the empty space below.  i am thinking of trying to achieve that with the 3 habanero seedlings i have going now.

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I acquired that habanero as a seedling, so I did not do the pruning.  But it seems like whomever did grow that one, waited for it to gain a little height
before topping it (chopping off the central stalk), and then topped two of the off-shoots again, making the nifty bonsai shape that the plant is in. 

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Harry_Ba11sach said:

So what do you do with those? Plug em?

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Nah.  I often take the habaneros as a party gag, once we're all nice and sauced,
and try to get someone to eat a chunk, then amusing myself with the hilarity that ensues.
That, or just add 'em into any one of the many cooking experiences I entrench myself into daily.



The li'l fucker dug straight down to the roots and nibbled plenty of leaves. 






I checked all the nooks and crannies of the
house, couldn't figure out what it was.
Vacuumed, and I found this guy in the house
(whom I dumped outside, where this pic was taken)...






But the next morning the plants were chewed up again!
I finally caught this cute li'l mouse with a glue trap.
Had the displeasure of severing his brain stem the next morning
(as I didn't want him to starve or overheat to death in the garbage can).





In honor of fallen mouse, I picked up this healthy jalapeno plant from the local nursery.




The End (for now).