Hes a beauty. There should be hundreds more nearby.

I hope!

We get the adults from time to time.

Dave

Dave, when my peppers get a little too big for hand pruners, I just break out the chain saw.
Cool bug.

Chain saw huh Bruce!

Tell me your growing secrets..please! ha.ha.

Dave

That is the secret. For those 2" wide branches, nothing else works. The problem with these dang peppers is getting to the tops to pick them all when they are ripe. To big to reach and not big enough to climb.

Yeah, my Tabasco is 2 years old and already has a tree trunk..no kidding!

Dave

Yep, George Washington has heard about your Tabasco and he is looking for it now.
Bruce

No!

They are not cherry bombs :)

Dave

PVC pipe cutters are pretty cheap and theyll cut 2"pipe
AInt no pepper plant that tuff

Nice to have a few (hundred) of those around. But it looks like the little fella is missing lunch.

(bottom of first pic, directly below him)

Rick