Overwinter chilli plants?

[SarzWix]

I've just potted up a Topepo Rosso pepper plant from last year It didn't really fruit last year, just had one off it and never got round to potting it on from a 5" pot. It's spent the winter lurking in the porch and I took pity on it and potted it on into a pot 2 sizes bigger last week. It's already got new leaves popping out, so hoping we'll get some early fruit from it.

[smallblueplanet]

We grow topepo rosso every year, the small fruit grow well and numerous, tasty too. They get the SBP 'seal of merit'!

[SarzWix]

I got the seeds last year after a recommendation from you Manda I didn't think it would over-winter so well though, I'm really chuffed with it!

[smallblueplanet]

Nice one Sarz. Sob! Ours didn't make it this year... I think I was a bit too blase about how 'warm' the porch was (answer not very!). Next year will be different.

[Mrs Jackson]

Does any one have any other thoughts as to why the tips are browning on my chilli plants?

Could the leaves be getting scorched from the sun? Or too cold next to a window at night perhaps? Can you post a photo?

Mrs J

[Two_Sheds]

some of the tips of the leaves on both plants are going brown?

Way too much water.
Water if the pot feels light, feed it when it starts to make fruit, and don't mist it. It doesn't need misting, and sunlight on wet leaves will scorch them.

[RobintheBobin]

My Cheyenne, Apache and Purple Malibu (gorgeous little one my OH bought me) all survived the winter. PM now has flowers

[Mchanen]

Thanks Two Sheds, i have stopped watering it so much now- in fact i haven't watered it all week but the soils still moist so before i think of watering it i check the soil now- no more leaves have started browning at the tips now so i'm pretty sure it was over watering.

At least i'm learning more about whats best for the plant- and it doesn't die in the process lol.

[Two_Sheds]

I now have 3 tiny green one inch fruits on my over-wintered Cayenne.

[Mchanen]

I have no flowers yet, i'm hoping it will start flowering soon though as everyone elses seems to have flowered- mind you last year i didn't get any flowers until June so i'll have to wait and see.

[MissKittin]

I managed to overwinter a Chocolate Habanero and a Mushroom, sown the previous Feb, which did nothing their first season (both were plonked in a coldish conservatory, and watered when they looked a little droopy)

They both sulked for a bit, and lost some leaves, but picked up in March and started flowering the second week in April (pollinated with a small paint brush)

I put them outside the first week in May

Devastatingly, the Mushroom succumbed to "windrock" a week ago (with 27 flowers and 5 nascent fruits on it!), and ended up on the compost heap, but (thoroughly staked and secured) the Habanero is going ballistic

I seem to have 10 burdgeoning fruits and about thirty odd flowers happening!

[Two_Sheds]

I now have 3 tiny green one inch fruits on my over-wintered Cayenne.

It did OK!
I've forgotten which one it was, because it got muddled up with all of this year's Cayenne's, which are currently ripening on the allotment.
This year I won't cut it back quite as hard, because it didn't grow any taller after being pruned.

[buzzingtalk]

Can someone describe how to cut back chilli plants in layman/simple terms?

Or link us to pics/video of how to do it? I have 4 lovely plants, 3 of which are indoors for ripening. The 4th one, a MASSIVE scotch bonnet, is outdoor becuase its too big to fit in my house and I'd love to chop it right back and overwinter it - but I need to know today really as there is going to be a risk of frost tonight appaently!

Also, how do I get rid of the ****** flies that have come in with the chilli plants?

[coreopsis]

Well,2 degrees C here half an hour ago-retrieved a few plants from my GH earlier on-felt like giving the death sentence to those left behind
Can sweet peppers be overwintered as well?I can't part with my Chocolate Beauty,it looks like a mini tree

[HotStuff]

Well,2 degrees C here half an hour ago-retrieved a few plants from my GH earlier on-felt like giving the death sentence to those left behind
Can sweet peppers be overwintered as well?I can't part with my Chocolate Beauty,it looks like a mini tree

I know what you mean, I composted some of my Chilli plants at the weekend and it made me feel really sad, but I just don't have enough windowsills to overwinter them all

Sweet peppers can be overwintered, I did one last year.