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MuddyBuckets · February 7, 2022

I grew them last season in 5 gallon grow bags on my deck and they were very productive. The plants only got about 2' tall due to lack of all-day sun (were in partial shade until late afternoon). The largest pepper was a bit over 3" with most sized like a regular jalapeno. Heat wise they were hot since I restricted watering in the late season.

Now the fun part. Just before our first freeze I trimmed the plant to 6", did not root prune, dug the plant in the grow bag mixture and stuck it in a 1-gallon nursery pot to bring in for the winter. Before bringing it inside I sprayed with neem oil 2x on separate days and drenched the soil with dissolved mosquito bits to prevent any bugs or gnats (it worked). The plant is under an LED grow light (12 on/12 off) and fertilized with weak 10-10-10 2x weekly. The Jalafuego is now about 18" tall, bushed out, covered with blooms and has 5 1" peppers!

Seems not following overwintering peppers has worked for me.

February 7, 2022	#8
MuddyBuckets Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: Eastern/Coastal NC 8b Posts: 192	I grew them last season in 5 gallon grow bags on my deck and they were very productive. The plants only got about 2' tall due to lack of all-day sun (were in partial shade until late afternoon). The largest pepper was a bit over 3" with most sized like a regular jalapeno. Heat wise they were hot since I restricted watering in the late season. Now the fun part. Just before our first freeze I trimmed the plant to 6", did not root prune, dug the plant in the grow bag mixture and stuck it in a 1-gallon nursery pot to bring in for the winter. Before bringing it inside I sprayed with neem oil 2x on separate days and drenched the soil with dissolved mosquito bits to prevent any bugs or gnats (it worked). The plant is under an LED grow light (12 on/12 off) and fertilized with weak 10-10-10 2x weekly. The Jalafuego is now about 18" tall, bushed out, covered with blooms and has 5 1" peppers! Seems not following overwintering peppers has worked for me.