Yea I’ve seen a few videos that described topping or not, along with pinching off blooms so the plant grows bigger before fruiting. That is all seems relative to the type of pepper and the length of your growing season. Some types, like serranos or bells take longer mature or ripen. Doing much pruning may set your harvest back too far into the season. then again you may end up with a bigger harvest instead Either way. That’s also assuming your not just picking them when they’re plump but still green. Yes you can pick a pepper at about any point. but since your growing them yourself, shouldn’t you let them mature and taste the fully ripe goodness vs the always immature store bought peppers. Then again, if you prefer the green pepper taste, who am I to judge.
I do have a long growing season. I planted these in late April. I didn't start picking jalapeños until about 2 weeks ago. Not sure what you meant by just picking when they are green and plump? If I let them go any longer they start to get a wood grain texture on the outside.
If I let them go any longer they start to get a wood grain texture on the outside.