I Am Considering Planting Peppers and then Overwintering Them

agee12 · July 30, 2017

I am planning on planting a few pepper plants for which I have plenty of seed in the next week or so. I am not expecting to harvest any peppers this growing season but hope that the plant will be established enough that I can overwinter it and then get a harvest next summer.

Is this a workable idea? I successfully overwintered a jalapeno and it is doing quite well but my understanding is that plants don't always survive overwintering so I am not expecting 100% success.

Which are better candidates for overwintering, hot peppers or sweet peppers or does it make a difference?

July 30, 2017	#1
agee12 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: Georgia Posts: 196	I Am Considering Planting Peppers and then Overwintering Them I am planning on planting a few pepper plants for which I have plenty of seed in the next week or so. I am not expecting to harvest any peppers this growing season but hope that the plant will be established enough that I can overwinter it and then get a harvest next summer. Is this a workable idea? I successfully overwintered a jalapeno and it is doing quite well but my understanding is that plants don't always survive overwintering so I am not expecting 100% success. Which are better candidates for overwintering, hot peppers or sweet peppers or does it make a difference? Last edited by agee12; July 30, 2017 at 02:27 PM.