[Sven The Swede]

Last Spring I decided to have a go at grown some italian peppers in grow bags. Started them from seed in pots then transplanted them in to grow bags when they was about 5/6 inches high and the final frost had passes. Everything was going ok until the rubbish summer we had with not a lot of sunshine. They flowered ok and some started to turn into peppers but not all. So just left them thinking well they will do what they have to do.
   In the end it was getting to mid October and  not one of them was looking any good, except one of them. So I composted the rest of them and re-potted the one that had about 8 Peppers on all green and brought it inside. A week later all the peppers turned black and the leaves did not look good, so I remove all the pepper and leaves. Left it a week and it look like it as came back to life with new leaves grown and looks very healthy again. Can anyone help and tell me if it will re-flower and if I spray with fine water spray if it flower again will it pollenate again. Here is a picture of it with new leaf growth taken today.

[SalJ1980]

I doubt it will re-flower again this year Sven (though if I'm wrong someone will tell me!   ) but I should think if you over winter it somewhere light indoors then it will get a good head start next year....

[corynsboy]

Hi Sven.
Sadly I can't view your pics on my office pc so I'm flying a little blind here.

http://www.chat.allotment-garden.org/viewtopic.php?p=307667&highlight=#307667

This is a thread I joined regarding over-wintering Chilli bushes.  It's not exactly the same thing but some of the references might be useful.  I think there was also a recent thread under "Capsicums" that might be useful to search.

Good luck.  I'd be very interested in your results.

[Sven The Swede]

Checked that thread. Looks like this is a good idea to bring it inside. Lets see what happens. Got it on a window sill in a warm room with constent temp of around 15c and gets 2/3 sunshine each afternoon when the the big yellow spot is out and water every 2/3 days. Should I feed it every 10 days with Tom feed? will add thread once a week with new pix.

Cheers Steve O (Sven The Swede)

[Yorkie]

Tom feed is high in potash, which stimulates flowering.  I wouldn't bother with it until you see the first flowers next year.

A weak general liquid fertiliser would probably do the trick, if needed at all during the winter.  If the plant isn't growing vigorously I'd have thought you wouldn't need too much fertiliser at all at that stage.