Indoor overwintering

[blazebites]

I enjoy keeping my Chinense plants indoors during the winter with grow lights, but the larger varieties tend to take over my space pretty quickly. I'm wondering if anyone can recommend smaller, bushier strains that do well in containers and don't stretch out too much when they're under the lights?

 

[Crazyjack]

Yeah, man, go for compact Chinense types like Bahamian Goat, Bonda Ma Jacques, or smaller Scotch Bonnets. They stay bushier in containers under lights. Top them early, and they'll hold shape without stretching crazy tall.

 

[Jade45]

Smaller Chinense strains like compact habaneros and a few ornamental types that naturally stay bushy under lights but if you keep up with topping and give them solid light without overextending the cycle, they stay neat and manageable indoors