How to winter a chilli peper

[evoblade]

I have a chill pepper plant that I kept on from last year, what I was wondering when to cut it right back,. Since it got cooler come October I have had it in doors in the light and warm, it has died off but I am unsure if it has died for good and I small mention to cut it off or is that it, the plant dead? Please help , thank you



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[Scarlet]

They often look like dead twigs over winter and then start sprouting although they are not always successfully over wintered. What variety is it? Some over winter better than others.

[Fleurisa]

Have you watered it at all? My chillies on a windowsill have leaves and flowers on them, I cut them back hard when I brought them inside. I let the compost dry out between waterings

[darcyvuqua]

I have a massive thread about a year'ish old loads of info on it I can't post link as I'm on my phone using the app


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[Philthy]

If the stems are brown and hard, they're dead. Also, if they're at all pitted and/or mottled black, they will soon be dead. The best way to check wether the plant is still alive, is to look at the axis between leaf and stem for signs of new buds; these will burst into new leaves when the spring approaches. Depending on how much of the plant is dead, and the variety, it might not be worth trying to save i.e. no real advantage over just starting again this year. If it is worth saving, it is important to keep it just ticking over for a few more weeks (don't water it excessively or start feeding it). If the plant sprouts new growth too early, chances are it'll just wither and die, setting the plant back by weeks and losing you the advantage of having overwintered it in the first place.