4 month old Chili Peppers in green house

Saw this on FB. I can't believe the size they get. Poster said tallest ones are 5 meters.

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First off they are not 4 months old. They are likely 14months or older.

Peppers are actually perennials not annuals. They can grow continuously until frost or disease kills them. Many greenhouse operations try to keep them growing for 1.5 to 2 years. Those large plants are highly productive.

Virus infection like TMV is the most common reason they have to dump a greenhouse.
- well this is what I wondered. Look at the size of the trunks. This isn't the breed of chili peppers they sell for home gardeners for sure. Its growth habit is to grow tall for commercial pickers.
  
  They likely are hybrids. Peppers display a moderate amount of hybrid vigor. A well designed cross does produce more.
  
  The height is nothing special. Even the varieties you get in the seed packets at the grocery store can get that big under the right conditions.
Me: looks at my 4 month old pepper plant at home that's like 4in tall.
- I thought mine was big at about 4ft, but these are insane.
But have they formed a band?

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