Saw this on FB. I can't believe the size they get. Poster said tallest ones are 5 meters.
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First off they are not 4 months old. They are likely 14months or older.
Peppers are actually perennials not annuals. They can grow continuously until frost or disease kills them. Many greenhouse operations try to keep them growing for 1.5 to 2 years. Those large plants are highly productive.
Virus infection like TMV is the most common reason they have to dump a greenhouse.
well this is what I wondered. Look at the size of the trunks. This isn't the breed of chili peppers they sell for home gardeners for sure. Its growth habit is to grow tall for commercial pickers.
They likely are hybrids. Peppers display a moderate amount of hybrid vigor. A well designed cross does produce more.
The height is nothing special. Even the varieties you get in the seed packets at the grocery store can get that big under the right conditions.
Yeah I don't like my chili plants to get too tall. I like them bushy and compact. Usually the varieties we get in garden centers are like that. But every time I try to grow the seeds from grocery store, they are all tall and lanky.