Ignore the garlic and the weeds I didn't pull yet.
As we can see it has fully leafed back out from that last chop. Just going to let it grow as large and bushy as it wants this season.
Only real issue we had was this branch in the back. It didn't survive the chop. Luckily it was a secondary branch that I didn't really like anyway, so I had no qualms in cutting it off at the base. Was leaving it hoping it would help give a bushier canopy, but screw it. Dead is dead, and couldn't leave it on as its a potential point for infection, had to go. So back to the original 3 branches it is.
Little secret: To help keep the soil directly around the pepper healthy, I like to take any worms I find while moving containers around and put them directly into the skull's mouth.
Yes folks, I feed the skull a steady diet of worms. Its kinda cool watching them squirm out over and between the teeth. I should try to remember to get pictures next time I do it.
