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Hi everyone,
I acquired a greenhouse in June last year and got very overexcited, and started sowing things that I probably shouldn't have as it was way too late in the season. With the weather staying warm for so long though I've had some good crops from these late sowings.
One plant that hasn't done much is my California wonder pepper plants. I brought them in to the house in October as the greenhouse got too cold for them (it's insulated but unheated), and they have lived on a sunny windowsill ever since. All three plants have been growing steadily ever since and look healthy. They are now about 17cm tall, and still growing slowly. No signs of any flowers yet.
My question is, is there any point in keeping these plants? I'm assuming that because they haven't yet flowered they could potentially give me a decent yield this summer, and earlier than my new sowings would. But since I have never tried to overwinter pepper plants before, I don't know whether they will set fruit eventually. Does anybody have any experience overwintering pepper plants that haven't fruited yet? And do you think I should cover them with fleece when the frosts finally arrive since it can get cold in the house?
I acquired a greenhouse in June last year and got very overexcited, and started sowing things that I probably shouldn't have as it was way too late in the season. With the weather staying warm for so long though I've had some good crops from these late sowings.
One plant that hasn't done much is my California wonder pepper plants. I brought them in to the house in October as the greenhouse got too cold for them (it's insulated but unheated), and they have lived on a sunny windowsill ever since. All three plants have been growing steadily ever since and look healthy. They are now about 17cm tall, and still growing slowly. No signs of any flowers yet.
My question is, is there any point in keeping these plants? I'm assuming that because they haven't yet flowered they could potentially give me a decent yield this summer, and earlier than my new sowings would. But since I have never tried to overwinter pepper plants before, I don't know whether they will set fruit eventually. Does anybody have any experience overwintering pepper plants that haven't fruited yet? And do you think I should cover them with fleece when the frosts finally arrive since it can get cold in the house?
peppers are perennial plants so as long as you keep them alive during winter - they'll crop next year 
so started again, so far so good this year 
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