On 1/17/2013 2:16 PM, Dick Adams wrote:
Frank wrote:
gregz wrote:
Stevie wrote:

I have read various articles on how to over winter your chilli plant but
to be honest my Habanero are still healthy and producing fruit.

The fruit is ripening when they are tiny though and some are not much
bigger than a pea but the plant it producing flowers and tiny fruits
quite happily.

Question is, should I still prune it right back or should I just allow
it to keep doing it's thing in the hope that it will grow bigger and
juicier fruits once the longer, warmer days arrive in spring?

The one time I brought my plants in, the bugs took over. No luck here.

That's what happened to me when I brought in a couple of sweet peppers a
couple of years ago. I have a similar problem with gardenias which
develop spider mites in the winter. Plants not subjected to rains which
tend to wash off bugs get more invested, I guess.

I have a problem with bugs both indoors and out. Outdoors I spray with a
combination of vinegar, soap, and Cayenne pepper. Indoors I use Yellow
Sticky Traps for aphids and gnats. I also pick them off using a sharp water
spray or by hand if necessary.

A friend has a box similar to a cold frame. Instead of glass, he uses a fine
mesh.

Dick


I guess any problem is manageable but sometimes may not be worth the
effort. Peppers from the store are as good as you can grow. I even
gave up on them outdoors as in last few years with stink bug invasion I
found peppers all stunted and mottled by them and they did not respond
to vegetable garden spray.

Frank