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overwintering
« on: August 25, 2009, 08:27 »
does anyone have any information about pruning chillies and aubergines to overwinter and give them a start for next year ,i read or heard about somewhere but have lost the information.
                 thanks very much.

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Re: overwintering
« Reply #1 on: August 25, 2009, 17:56 »
Not sure about aubergines but heres an old thread for the chillies

http://chat.allotment-garden.org/index.php?topic=25925.msg306912#msg306912
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Re: overwintering
« Reply #2 on: August 25, 2009, 18:04 »
That is interesting, thank you.  I think I will try that with some of mine.

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Re: overwintering
« Reply #3 on: August 25, 2009, 18:51 »
Definitely worth doing Elcie, as they come into flower and fruit much earlier than new plants grown from seed  ;)

I just cut off any leggy looking bits back to a leaf node to make a tidy shape, and keep the plants on the dry side (even drier than usual  :lol:) all winter in a cool greenhouse or on the windowsill indoors (kitchen as it' not too warm)

Give them a dollop of tomato food come spring after the first decent watering and they're away. :D :D
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