Overwintering peppers

I'm fully aware you can over winter chilli peppers but can you do it for bell peppers?

Excuse my ignorance but peppers aren't in my line of expertise

 

My mate has four peppers and two chilli's, they are in an unheated plastic/wood shed on the side of the house, he's been asking me about this, does he need to bring them indoors, or maybe stick a heater out with them? whats the min temp you can let them drop to?

Regards Plant Potty

 

Suppose I'll have to suck it and see, all going into a cool north facing spare bedroom, anywhere else the dogs will get them!

 

I'm not sure its worth bothering, done chiliis but not sweet peppers.

Cant really see the point.

Early sowing is best I think.

 

I think i've overwintered them before, on my bedroom windowsill. They don't like the lack of sunlight in the winter though. The side of the plant away from the light tends to wither.

Plant Potty, your mate would be better off bringing them into a frost free area of the house, they won't put on growth till the sun comes back & it would cost a lot in fuel just to keep them overwinter.

They are also targets for anything that fancies a bit of fresh greens in the middle of winter.

 

ok, thanks zigg, I thinnk I'll have a couple down my long living room window sill, he has room for a couple indoors too, and his mum can look after whats left, then see what plants make it through the winter

 

Pete, the sweet peppers were sown in January!, I can't sow much earlier, can I?

 

We need James Swann in on this one, what he doesn't know about Peppers isn't worth knowing

 

Haha cheers zigs :D Yes you can overwinter bell peppers. Infact my sale crop has only recently started for January sale 300 down 2000+ to go. You may just need to make sure the root ball is properly trimmed to remove any dead or less productive roots, popping into smaller pots, cutting the top of the plant down to roughly 1/3rd of the full growing size and in a nice cool but not too cool, but light room, if you don't have any success with light you can pickup daylight simulation 20w lightbulbs for about £4-5 which should see you through, if you cant find any and you want any contact me! :P. This is my own successful method however if you have had success in another way who am i to argue...:D Please bear in mind overwintering wont always be successful and in theyre second year annums or hybrid bell's can be distinctly less productive so all depends on wether its worth it dependant upon the variety grown :D And january is the best time to start any capsicum variety as they usually require a rather long season! Sorry if this sounds like im teachin a duck to suck eggs but easier to give to much info than not enough :D

 

Nice one James

 

A simple yes would have sufficed!

How to do it was my next question! thankyou so much James

 

No problems hope it goes well for you :D

 

Good luck Andy, it's always a bit ropey the first time but easier if you have more than one plant for trial and error :D