In case you didn’t know, you can overwinter your chili plants, and keep them going for a few yrs.🌶️ Doing this method will give you a head start on the next growing season, which can lead to a much better yield.
Here’s how I overwinter my pepper plants:
🌶 If planted in raised beds/ground, carefully dig out the plant.
🌶Wash the roots thoroughly, removing as much soil as possible. The reason for this is to not bring any pests inside the house that might be hiding in the soil.
🌶Transplant your pepper plant in a clean pot with fresh/new potting mix. The pot doesn’t have to be very big - you can trim the roots if needed or you can put 2-3 plants in a 3 gal pot.
🌶I don’t fertilize, but I like to give it some worm castings just to give the plant enough nutrients.
🌶I prune back the branches and remove all leaves. Just make sure you leave a few nodes and it should be able to regrow. Leaving leaves on the plant will attract aphids and other pests. When pruning, I usually leave 3-4 little branches attached from the main stem (this plant somehow only had 2 strong looking ones).
🌶I water it and put the plant inside the house next to a window. In the winter time, I don’t water it often. I just check every couple of weeks or so and if the soil’s really dry, I give it just enough water.
🌶In the next growing season, when the weather starts to get warmer, I slowly harden them off just like I do my seedlings.
*Unfortunately, this doesn’t always guarantee that the plant will wake up in spring. Last yr, I overwintered 7 pepper plants, and 2 of them didn’t make it.
Do you plan to overwinter some of your pepper plants this yr?
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27 авг 2024
