Chili over wintering outside

[daylily]

Some peppers are annuals, others perennials, so there is already a bit of a problem with, what you can overwinter.

[Two_Sheds]

I've overwintered annual types: they survive, but not very well. Some of our "annuals" are actually perennials in their own country, eg runner beans

[daylily]

I've overwintered annual types: they survive, but not very well. Some of our "annuals" are actually perennials in their own country, eg runner beans

Oh, I didn't mean it like that. For right or wrong, I just assume the 'capsicum annuum' is not a misnomer.

[Two_Sheds]

It could be.

"Although the species name annuum means �annual� (from the Latin annus �year�), the plant is not an annual and in the absence of winter frosts can survive several seasons and grow into a large perennial shrub"

Or so says Wikipedia, anyway

[daylily]

It could be.

"Although the species name annuum means “annual” (from the Latin annus “year”), the plant is not an annual and in the absence of winter frosts can survive several seasons and grow into a large perennial shrub"

Or so says Wikipedia, anyway

You might well have cought me out. I'm gonna get a bit drunk now.

Anyway, it sounds they are perennial - not that I full proof believe it of all - in certain climate conditions. Good luck, at any rate.

And a Happy New Year to All!

[TrixC]

Overwintering chillies

I grow chillies in pots on my patio. This year I was a bit slow pulling them out, and then with the mild autumn they kept growing so I thought I'd leave a few as an experiment. To my amazement all five plants are still hanging on, with no cold protection whatsoever. I don't think we've had a proper frost here in London yet.

[leoblackcat]

I brought 5 chilli plants inside in October, but left the rest outside in my plastic blow-away and I'm really surprised that 5 of them are still alive outside.... I'm tempted to bring them all in now and see if they survive, although hubby won't be too happy!

[snakeshack]

hacked back my peach habanero to a stub as it was 4 ft high and I wanted to put up the christmas lights in the front room window on last day of november,it responded by putting on new growth and started flowering again today
whats all that about

[chilliking]

hacked back my peach habanero to a stub as it was 4 ft high and I wanted to put up the christmas lights in the front room window on last day of november,it responded by putting on new growth and started flowering again today
whats all that about

warmth! ideally you should put over wintering plants somewhere cool to encourage a period of dormancy.