Chilli advice for over winter for a newbie :)

[clairebear]

This year we've grown some chillies and sweet peppers in our big plastic greenhouse. They all seem to have done really well but are now being a little stubborn in ripening to a lovely red colour. On the chilli front we have jalapenos, cayenne and an Italian chilli who's name escapes me at the minute. Some of the cayennes and Italians are starting to turn, the sweet peppers are being resolute in staying green lol! What do I do with them now the weathers on the change? We wanted to take the large greenhouse down over winter (although we're ok for a couple more months yet) but we have a cloche and a small greenhouse they could live in, is it even possible to over winter chillies as we've never done it before?

[chris]

You'll need to protect the roots from freezing temperatures - so bring them indoors if you can, and cut right back on the watering. You can give them a trim if they're large - cutting back to a main / secondary stem.

[rustylady]

As Chris said for overwintering, but why do you want to take your greenhouse down over winter?

[clairebear]

I suppose we could keep it up but as it's only plastic it'll be easy to take it down -it can get very windy up here over winter, we tend to clear the garden of anything that could take off lol. We might still keep it up if it's going to be the best place for the chillies

[jacob]

First air temperature frost will kill the chilli plants. Won't be good for the chillies either.

For the fruit, I'd eventually take the plants inside and treat them as house plants whilst stuff attempts to ripen. You could then do as Chris suggests and overwinter if you like.

All that said, I'd leave them in the greenhouse for a while yet for the sunlight. In Stoke, I dunno, another 4 weeks?

[Two_Sheds]

are now being a little stubborn in ripening to a lovely red colour.

they need to be warmer: take them indoors and they'll change

is it even possible to over winter chillies as we've never done it before?

have a read of this then: http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...ies_63415.html

[chilli_grower]

I have to confess that a few days ago, I took all the green nagas off the plant, and put them in a brown paper bag with a banana. They are already turning yellow/orange.

The plant is massive, and I don't want that in the house!