Can Pepper plants winter?
 

I live in Northern California. It's traditionally cold and wet here in the
winter. I've been thinking about moving the pepper plants I have (jalapeno,
anaheim and cayenne) indoors. Is this a crazy idea?

That's absolutely demented. You have completely lost your mind. You have
flipped your lid. :-)

Pepper plants are annuals.


"Lawrence Bullock" wrote in message
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I live in Northern California. It's traditionally cold and wet here in the
winter. I've been thinking about moving the pepper plants I have
(jalapeno,
anaheim and cayenne) indoors. Is this a crazy idea?

"Cereus-validus..." wrote in message
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That's absolutely demented. You have completely lost your mind. You have
flipped your lid. :-)

Pepper plants are annuals.

Sorry, but all species of Capsicum are perennial, woody subshrubs. They are
typically grown in this country as annuals because they are semi-tropical in
origin. In fact, the specifc epithet of C. annuum was assigned by
taxonomists in the northern hemisphere assuming the plant was an annual
based on its performance in our more temperate climate - it is actually a
short lived perennial. It is perfectly reasonable to be able to grow these
plants indoors ( a greenhouse would be preferred) for an extended period of
time, provided all necessary growing conditions are met.

pam - gardengal



"Lawrence Bullock" wrote in message
...
I live in Northern California. It's traditionally cold and wet here in
the
winter. I've been thinking about moving the pepper plants I have
(jalapeno,
anaheim and cayenne) indoors. Is this a crazy idea?

Pam's right but I'd say that it's really a waste of time and energy unless
you have a greenhouse. They like very high light. And even so, they will
tend to lose leaves due to the "shock" of moving them indoors. They
definately will if you have to dig them and pot them up. You will have to
cut them back some. They you will have to play bee to pollinate for fruit
which you'll get maybe a few weeks to a month or so ahead of planting new
seedlings in the garden in the spring. But if you want to try it, it may
work out well for you. Just don't expect continued fruit production if any
during winter.
Gary
"Pam - gardengal" wrote in message
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"Cereus-validus..." wrote in message
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That's absolutely demented. You have completely lost your mind. You have
flipped your lid. :-)

Pepper plants are annuals.

Sorry, but all species of Capsicum are perennial, woody subshrubs. They
are
typically grown in this country as annuals because they are semi-tropical
in
origin. In fact, the specifc epithet of C. annuum was assigned by
taxonomists in the northern hemisphere assuming the plant was an annual
based on its performance in our more temperate climate - it is actually a
short lived perennial. It is perfectly reasonable to be able to grow these
plants indoors ( a greenhouse would be preferred) for an extended period
of
time, provided all necessary growing conditions are met.

pam - gardengal



"Lawrence Bullock" wrote in message
...
I live in Northern California. It's traditionally cold and wet here in
the
winter. I've been thinking about moving the pepper plants I have
(jalapeno,
anaheim and cayenne) indoors. Is this a crazy idea?

"V_coerulea" wrote in message
...
Pam's right but I'd say that it's really a waste of time and energy unless
you have a greenhouse. They like very high light. And even so, they will
tend to lose leaves due to the "shock" of moving them indoors. They
definately will if you have to dig them and pot them up. You will have to
cut them back some. They you will have to play bee to pollinate for fruit
which you'll get maybe a few weeks to a month or so ahead of planting new
seedlings in the garden in the spring. But if you want to try it, it may
work out well for you. Just don't expect continued fruit production if any
during winter.
Gary
"Pam - gardengal" wrote in message
news:4a_ud.181965$V41.122269@attbi_s52...

"Cereus-validus..." wrote in message
. com...
That's absolutely demented. You have completely lost your mind. You
have
flipped your lid. :-)

Pepper plants are annuals.

Sorry, but all species of Capsicum are perennial, woody subshrubs. They
are
typically grown in this country as annuals because they are
semi-tropical
in
origin. In fact, the specifc epithet of C. annuum was assigned by
taxonomists in the northern hemisphere assuming the plant was an annual
based on its performance in our more temperate climate - it is actually
a
short lived perennial. It is perfectly reasonable to be able to grow
these
plants indoors ( a greenhouse would be preferred) for an extended period
of
time, provided all necessary growing conditions are met.

pam - gardengal



"Lawrence Bullock" wrote in message
...
I live in Northern California. It's traditionally cold and wet here in
the
winter. I've been thinking about moving the pepper plants I have
(jalapeno,
anaheim and cayenne) indoors. Is this a crazy idea?









They're container plants. My question was mainly would they survive the
winter indoors and then put back out later.

Thanks to all (I think) for the replies.

"Lawrence Bullock" wrote in message
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They're container plants. My question was mainly would they survive the
winter indoors and then put back out later.

I've done it but it was a bother. Put in basement window at ~65 deg. F in
winter. Had to keep watered and bugs were a problem. Got peppers following
year but found it easier to leave pots outside and plant new seedlings in
spring.
Frank

Lawrence Bullock wrote:
I live in Northern California. It's traditionally cold and wet here in the
winter. I've been thinking about moving the pepper plants I have (jalapeno,
anaheim and cayenne) indoors. Is this a crazy idea?


if they don't suffer a freeze.

I have had pepper plants for four years. I cut them back when I bring
them in in the fall, I spray them for bugs. You do not need bees to
polinate pepper plants. In Italy they grow for years in areas where
there is no frost .