Allotment Gardening Advice Help Chat
Growing => Grow Your Own => Topic started by: chris mutter on November 09, 2021, 09:48
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I grew Peppers and Chillies in my Greenhouse, that were a failure compared to other years, took far to long to get going. So is it possible that I can somehow save these plants, so I get a good start next year. Over Wintering (can I) (how do I), my Scotch Bonnet only managed to grow about 8 inches, poor very poor. Thank You. Chris.
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Prune them back and keep warm in the house over winter. They're perennials, so that's what I'm doing.
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It's fairly straightforward. When I've overwintered chillies I give them a bit of a trim, keep them somewhere light, above 10 degC and the compost just moist. For your small plant I wouldn't bother trimming and would simply stick it on the kitchen windowsill.
I find that chillies are much more likely to survive than sweet peppers. Come spring the plants will either burst back to life or not - some that look healthy don't and others that look dead do!
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This old thread should be helpful :)
https://chat.allotment-garden.org/index.php?topic=109013.msg1228648#msg1228648