Winterize Your Favorite Chilli Plants!

Think chilli peppers are annuals? Think again! You can keep your favourite plants alive through winter and enjoy your harvest much earlier than if you start from seed again in spring. Thanks to a more developed root system, you'll also harvest many more peppers during the season.

How to Do It?

  • The ideal time for overwintering is the end of October.
  • Select only the strongest and healthiest plants.
  • Remove all fruits from each plant, including unripe ones (you can let them ripen on the windowsill).
  • Trim the plants so that the main stem is 10 – 15 cm, no more.
  • Repot them. Fresh soil will help them "start up" faster in spring.
  • If the plant has long roots, shorten them. This helps it concentrate energy.
  • Place the pot in a greenhouse or on a windowsill in a cooler room that still gets sunlight in winter. The temperature should not drop below 10 degrees.
  • Reduce watering; once every two to three weeks is sufficient.

With proper care, you can grow one chilli pepper plant for several years.

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