Pepper, how early outside ?

[Kirk]

Minor problem with a sweet pepper.
Had it outside last year, didn't grow well but took it in rather then compost heap, just flowered, something has been and pollinated it.
So I seem to have 5 peppers developing.

Variety is Friggitello (red) and the plant is about 12-15 inches high at present.

Now Feburary is going to be a bit early as will March. Any offers on early April as an option?
Early likely to be around April Fools day

Also have a Marconi Red with a bigger but single pepper on it. Hoping no others develop.

[Thelma Sanders]

How early outside? - Mid May early June. It'll turn up its toes at the first coldish night, they are much more tender than tomatoes. I don't even put mine permanently in the greenhouse until late April if it's a warm spring, May in a cool one.

•Plants will tolerate a minimum night temperature of 12ºC (54ºF), but better results are achieved above 15ºC (59ºF)

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[Small pumpkin]

Personally I wouldn't put it outside at all, especially as you said it didn't do well. But if that's your only option then not till the end of May.

[WendyC]

If you don't want the peppers to develop, why don't you just snip them off along with any flowers?

[4Shoes]

your looking at last week April for Last frost, so as Thelma says your well into May

[Tripmeup]

I would snip the flowers off if you don't want them fruiting yet.. or is it a space issue?

[Scarlet]

your looking at last week April for Last frost, so as Thelma says your well into May

That’s last frost...for chillies and peppers you need a constant temp of 12minimum.
I find peppers do worse outside than chillies, as Trip has asked, is it s space issue that you want it out? If it’s your only one why not keep it indoors as a house plant?

[Jungle Jane]

My Marconi red seemed to have just one big pepper per plant,I wonder if they produce two in their second year. I’m surprised about your peppers now,they were slow producing did you sow the seed in May or something late? If you sow seeds end of Feb/early March you’ll have peppers before the first frost

[Kirk]

My Marconi red seemed to have just one big pepper per plant,I wonder if they produce two in their second year. I’m surprised about your peppers now,they were slow producing did you sow the seed in May or something late? If you sow seeds end of Feb/early March you’ll have peppers before the first frost

The Marconi Red is the one with just one pepper, the one presently with lots of small ones is the Friggitello.
They were grown and planted at the normal time last year, but like previous peppers they got about 8-12 inches then stopped. Cannot recall a flower on any of them. One just sat there at 4 inches. Did notice there was hardly a root ball on any of them when I pulled them out. One seemed more a stick with a few hairs.

These 3 were simply the biggest 3 from last year and I decided to overwinter them inside in the hope they might do a little better the second year as they did absolutely nothing the first year.

These seem to have reacted to the lengthening days and thrown a few flowers. Then some damn stupid something has pollinated them. Resulting in little peppers. The 4th is a Lemon Drop Chilli and I have just harvested 4 chilli's from that which grew in the previous 3 or 4 months. None, chilli ot pepper, seemed to stop at Autumn.

Hope was to allow them to develop a bit more then introduce them to more sunlight etc outside and so maybe/perhaps get a pepper. One pepper off of a total of 3 plants in 2 years isn't too much to wish for is it ?

[Penellype]

One of my snackbite red from last year has about 8 little peppers on it. If it wants to produce fruit now, I'm not arguing with it.

[Jungle Jane]

It must be nice having peppers now,one year I planted sweet peppers in the ground & they didn’t flower or grow much,it must be colder in the ground than in a pot,maybe your plants were too cold & stopped growing in the spring but now they’re in the warmth they’re happy. If you put them outside too early theyll be shocked,the temperature has to be right for the roots. Now the days are getting longer there could be more growth & flowers,which is good