Thanks a bunch! Mine are nowhere near big enough with the cool temps they've been experiencing, but I feel like I should find out way ahead of time!=P

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Armageddon(if you do happen to read this): I still haven't gotten the seeds you mailed out to me, so I don't know if it usually takes this length of time, or that it got lost or confiscated by customs(which would really suck...)...=( I don't know if they will come at this point in time, but I still really want too thank you again for your generosity anyway!=D

By the way, after some of you guys on here helped clear up the bhut/naga confusion, I realized the seeds I had bought were naga seeds!=P And after informing the seller of my 0% germination(even with full germination with my other seeds) and how they molded and rotted so quickly, the seller's going to send me replacement seeds from another source(as he had been having the same problem with his seeds from that source)!=D Really late in the season, but better late than never! And if it's too slow, I could always get a head-start for next year!XD

Anyways, couldn't resist doing a photo update at the same time! Even with mine being WAY behind most of you guys!=P My oldest are 36 days old, and my youngest are 14 days old(from seed starting)!=P And as a first-timer, I'm not sure how they're doing for their age, or if I've been treating them okay...=X Btw, all my pictures were taken at night!=)

My Sweet Pickles: My largest plant on the right!=D The left one was the one who started out with the cotyledons shriveling up to nothing and then puffing out a TINY bit again(the stick), so it's been doing awesome actually(to me)! I love the way it just didn't quit!=D Makes me so proud...T_T (You can actually see the cotyledon size difference if you look closely enough!=P)

My Explosive Embers:

My lone slow-growing white habanero:

The rest are my late starts, thus they're super small still... Yes! Even smaller than those above!=P Going to cull down to one at a later date... Sad, but don't wanna risk messing up the root system!=/

My mini chocolate bells: Just growing their first true leaves!=D

My Birds Eye Chilis: Seeds from a saucer of cut chili that I was about to dig into!=P

My Fushimis:

Anyways, this is all I have right now!=D Small collection, but it's all I could afford, plus I only have 1 window!=P

For example, there is a type of fruit fly we don't have in the states that could wreck havoc on the citrus groves in Florida if it managed to sneak in and get itself established, so they take it pretty seriously.

As for above/below the node, that'll depend on what results you want. Cutting above the node means new growth will appear from that node. You'll get more instant bush right there, but if left untended it will likely just grow straight up. If you cut below the node, it will take longer to regain the full lush appearance, but will spread out more horizontally.

Josh

greenman28: I don't grow under lights, so it's okay that mine are at such different heights. Though I'll keep your tip in mind!=) It's helpful, thanks!=D

Capoman: Thanks for the tip about the leader splitting further!=D Now I know what to expect!=) I will have to trim mine, cause my mom does not want any plants growing crazy in her garden, plus there's no space to let them go tall(they're going to go under a ledge)!=P

Anyways, thanks a bunch guys! Now I feel way more prepared than before!=D

Odds are they'll just go "Oh, pepper seeds. NEXT!" and send 'em on through. They might pop the package open just to make sure they aren't obviously pot seeds or anything like that, but you shouldn't have any problems.

When you remove the main growth tip of most plants, the growth hormone Auxin is redirected
to lateral branches and lower nodes, which causes a flush of growth and resulting bushiness.
It is a great technique to help develop a sturdy canopy that can support lots of peppers.

Josh

I make bonchi out of my peppers at the end of the year. Trust me, they recover just fine from being chopped back to glorified sticks a couple of inches tall.