Ouch, I don't understand the purpose of pinching peppers. I have never done it nor given them the cold treatment. For me the key to a good pepper crop is to plant them or when the temperature and the soil is above 60 F. Pinching and cold treatment is more appropriate for tomatoes.
Alex
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I'll plant and I'll harvest what the earth brings forth
The hammer's on the table, the pitchfork's on the shelf
Bob Dylan
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