Naga Chilli - Will they overwinter?

I know I planted my Naga chilli seeds a bit late, but they have grown at a snails pace, still not very tall and never flowered.  After all the tlc I'm a bit loathed to put them on the compost heap and start again next year (as now I've read that germinating them can be troublesome anyway).  So is it worth overwintering them?? 

If so, what's the best way to keep them?  Should I chop them back now?

Does that mean that my chilli plant will not fruit? Its on the kitchen window ledge and its always warm and it has lots of flowers on it.

Not sure of the variety. It was planted from saved seed from the supermarket.

I tried overwintering a couple of Superchilli plants last year, one died and the other one came back well. I also overwintered a sweet pepper plant, and it's the only sweet pepper that has given me fruit this year, all the newly sown ones haven't given me a single fruit.

I'm going to try it this winter with my Fataalii chillis, because I sowed them in February but they have only just reached about 6" in height with not a sign of a flower. I'm not even sure I'm going to cut them back, because they're so small I don't see how I can.

Here's a good place for advice on overwintering chillis. He does say it's a good idea for varieties like Naga because their fruiting season is so short.

http://www.thechilliking.com/growing/over-wintering/

They will carry on fruiting for a while and once the fruits are set (and they don't need insect help usually  ) they will ripen off alright, just slowly.


Careful not to overwater plants in the winter, and they benefit from some foil in front of them to reflect light on all sides (DD's trick, not mine). Stops them goin lopsided/leggy so much

Sounds like you've got it under control now, snails 

Good luck