Well the season is over now and I feel that I owe the forum an update on those precocious peppers- I did not end up pinching any of the early flowers and by the middle of August this is what the plants looked like. I wish I had a picture of them at the beginning of September, most of the peppers were a deep red and there were new ones growing all the time. All 8 plants or so did really well, especially since they were overshadowed by some of the tomatoes. Very productive, compact plants that did well in zone 3a. The only reason I wouldn't grow them anymore is because I just did not like the peppers. The early ones were of variable heat, later peppers were more consistently hot. They were on average about an inch and a quarter long, and full of small seeds. I consider them now a mostly ornamental variety.
Thanks again for all the help!
EDIT: I am embarrassed of all the weeds in those pictures, I ended up with a new puppy unexpectedly and I didn't have time to stay on top of them!
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