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Growing => Grow Your Own => Topic started by: Potty Plotty Lotty on May 13, 2015, 22:16

Title: Overwintered Peppers
Post by: Potty Plotty Lotty on May 13, 2015, 22:16

I know there's been a recent discussion on over wintering chillies

http://chat.allotment-garden.org/index.php?topic=119776.0

I thought it might be helpful to share my experience on over wintering peppers plants and how not to prune! The varieties were Lipstick and Slovakia (5 in total) although the labelling got muddled. They were left in a cool bedroom -last year I tried the porch but none of them made it through the winter.

1) Plants Hard Pruned in Early March. Failed to produce growth from the buds-they tried but failed  :( :( :(

(http://i1258.photobucket.com/albums/ii525/emilyrfong/Allotment%20May%202015%20030_zpsmhujc9k8.jpg) (http://s1258.photobucket.com/user/emilyrfong/media/Allotment%20May%202015%20030_zpsmhujc9k8.jpg.html)

2) Plants lightly pruned in early March

(http://i1258.photobucket.com/albums/ii525/emilyrfong/Allotment%20May%202015%20028_zpspcahoct5.jpg) (http://s1258.photobucket.com/user/emilyrfong/media/Allotment%20May%202015%20028_zpspcahoct5.jpg.html)

3) Peppers sown early March 2015 (Admittedly in need of a feed judging by the colour)

(http://i1258.photobucket.com/albums/ii525/emilyrfong/Allotment%20May%202015%20029_zps6ynvd79n.jpg) (http://s1258.photobucket.com/user/emilyrfong/media/Allotment%20May%202015%20029_zps6ynvd79n.jpg.html)

I'm looking forward to peppers much earlier in the season than last year :nowink:

Title: Re: Overwintered Peppers
Post by: surbie100 on May 14, 2015, 08:07

Thanks for posting that - I will try and get my lipstick peppers through this year...

Title: Re: Overwintered Peppers
Post by: mumofstig on May 14, 2015, 08:24

Here is a pic of one of mine in May 2012

(http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu317/mumofstig/DSCI0093-1.jpg)

(Ignore date on photo, as my camera on the blink then)

I prune mine back when I lift and pot them in late Autumn

Title: Re: Overwintered Peppers
Post by: Lardman on May 14, 2015, 09:25

Try a hard prune in Oct/Nov this year so the plant has time to put a little new growth on  ;)

Title: Re: Overwintered Peppers
Post by: Potty Plotty Lotty on May 14, 2015, 17:35

Quote from: mumofstig on May 14, 2015, 08:24

Here is a pic of one of mine in May 2012

I want a greenhouse!!!  ::) ::)

Quote from: Lardman on May 14, 2015, 09:25

Try a hard prune in Oct/Nov this year so the plant has time to put a little new growth on  ;)

Thanks! Helpful tip-I'll try that on a couple this year.