How to Overwinter Pepper Plants

How to overwinter your pepper plants. Keep your favorite peppers year after year with these easy tips.

[@AmazingAutist]

Man I wish I had known this before I dug up and threw out my paper plans. Oh well, I still have more seeds.

[@Unsensitive]

Just dug up my poblano again which I overwintered last year. It started slow, but when it took off, it did great. Harvested a pepper here and there during the season, but pulled off 3 red and 17 green full size poblanos when pruning for winter, along with 8 undersized peppers. Lookinng forward to how it does next year.

[@ACommunistLoveStory]

Do they need a grow light in the winter? My basement is really dark.

[@Unsensitive]

@@ACommunistLoveStory they will need some light and water, yes. I over winter in my garage, which has windows and temp stays low, but above freezing. Inside you'd want a grow light as it'd be warmer.

[@angelasimmons8727]

I was wondering how to clean my pepper plants,thanks for this video

[@fromdreamtoseed]

Happy to help

[@mustangunique3214]

Nice video!! I was worried if i needed to do it with my plant, but this video helped me understand that you only need to do it if you live in a VERY cold place.

[@fromdreamtoseed]

Anywhere with winter temps below 45 I’d say

[@NinaTurner-y3e]

Thanks. Mines are so pretty. I was very happy about how full and productive they were. Great first time experience ❤❤❤

[@sachamay1]

I needed this today. Thank you ☺️

[@stephensmith7995]

I have fresh peppers year round in zone 2b. They make great houseplants and live for years. No overwintering needed.

[@fromdreamtoseed]

Nice!

[@MrGreen-bg1nk]

Do you use grow lights?

[@stephensmith7995]

@MrGreen-bg1nk No. Just a south facing window.

[@inezjackson2244]

Thanks for sharing great video

[@fromdreamtoseed]

Thanks for watching

[@pidpit4397]

Thank you!

[@EMJLyfe]

Ok im going to do this...wish me luck!

[@fromdreamtoseed]

You can do it!

[@fowlskeleton]

I had a ghost pepper for 3 years.. brought some new ones in this year..

[@fromdreamtoseed]

That’s awesome!

[@brihodge6510]

Any recommendations for wintering plants in pots that your unable to bring inside?

[@fromdreamtoseed]

Yep! I’m doing a video soon, but pull them up close to your home. Mulch them with leaves. There are also covers you can buy to go over them.

[@emmieJ87]

If my plant still have baby peppers on them and I bring them inside will they continue to grow? I'm in Michigan so the weather is starting to get cold at night but I don't want to lose the peppers that are forming.

[@fromdreamtoseed]

You would need to put a grow light on them. Even then they make stop growing if you re-pot them

[@phillipsolorio7379]

Do they need any sort of grow lighting?

[@fromdreamtoseed]

You can if you want them to actively grow. I just put mine in indirect light from a window

[@mikewelling3618]

Also use indoor potting mix for the soil because you'll have less chance for nats and add bone meal mix with soil to promote root health and growth

[@mikewelling3618]

Great video by the way! 😁

[@PlantRelated]

Wow thank you! My basement doesn’t have a lot of light, would I need a grow light for it? ❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@fromdreamtoseed]

I would put a small grow light on it if you can

[@bettyfreddy8377]

⁠@@fromdreamtoseed I bought a grow light and I have it on low for eight hours. Is that good. Also, I kept some of them in my car when it was cold outside because I wanted to protect them from the cold morning. It’s about 30 in Illinois now is that OK?

[@Wildwwill]

How did it work out? ​@@bettyfreddy8377

[@will1631]

I overwintered two banana pepper plants. They both started growing but are putting out fruit before even going back outside. Should i prune the little peppers and get the plants under a light for more daily hours of light?

[@fromdreamtoseed]

I would def get them under lights. Pruning would probably be a good idea until they are outside

[@theplaguepadart3743]

I keep them in the ground and just mulch the dirt. Seems to work for me. But then I live in a warm area

[@margaretunderwood6835]

I had several pepper volunteers that I brought to try and save.they are about 10inches tall. I see some buds., which I will pick off. How can I save these over winter? do I trim these back aldo?

[@fromdreamtoseed]

Hi! I’ve got a KZbin video coming out soon where I show more detail, but yes. All leaves and fruit should come off

[@mateopucu]

Same for eggplants? Maters?

[@fromdreamtoseed]

Tomatoes are technically perennial yes, but more difficult because they are a vining plant. They grow so fast and usually end up with blight so I just start fresh each year. Peppers take FOREVER to ripen for me so this shaves off some time.

[@mateopucu]

@@fromdreamtoseed Thanks! Prospects for eggplants?

[@brihodge6510]

I just did this last week and they have baby leaves growing. What should I do now?

[@fromdreamtoseed]

Happens to me too quite often. I usually put it next to a sunny window or I have inexpensive grow lights I put on them. The kind you can clip on the pot. Keeps them from getting leggy

[@brihodge6510]

@@fromdreamtoseed thank you!

[@claytonbugeja1125]

My country barley have a harsh winter, at december they still produce

[@909Living]

Will a cheap greenhouse keep the temp around 50 even if the outside temps drop below freezing for a few days or even a week? Also do the still require regular watering?

[@fromdreamtoseed]

Just depends on your winters. For me in zone 7, it wouldn’t be enough. I’d have to heat it. I do water occasionally. More once they start to leaf out.

[@909Living]

I'm in 7a or 7 b zone

[@909Living]

How would one heat it?

[@davidisaacson9328]

​@@909LivingGet yourself a "milkhouse" heater. Get one with a thermostat, if available.

[@davidisaacson9328]

​@@909LivingAnd keep it low hanging/floor standing...as we all know, heat rises.

[@ErwinvanHolten]

if they're dormant does that mean they could survive total darkness like in basement for say 2 months?

[@fromdreamtoseed]

I’ve heard of some people doing that, but I try to mimic natural conditions for perennials. If they stayed outside they would still get water and sunlight. Just less

[@ACommunistLoveStory]

Do they need a grow light? My basement is really dark.

[@fromdreamtoseed]

They do better with one once they start leafing out again

[@kristinethorne4440]

Do the plants need any sunlight? I don’t have any windows in my garage…

[@fromdreamtoseed]

I give mine indirect. You could get a small growlight

[@nicholascucchiara7062]

Make sure you dip the roots and a neem oil and water mixture, you don’t wanna bring in any diseases or mites that’ll kill your plants inside, also don’t let the roots dry out or the plant dies.

[@fromdreamtoseed]

I do a soil drench with pyrethrin and spinosad, but yes! Important

[@fauvecorrigan1233]

Are they supposed to be kept in the dark? I didn't fully understand the last part

[@fromdreamtoseed]

@@fauvecorrigan1233 I keep mine in front of a window. You can do grow lights

[@terrycarter6485]

Have never done this. Where do you find neem oil and what is the ratio of oil and water?

[@davidisaacson9328]

​@@terrycarter6485Look for "cold/expeller pressed Neem Oil. You can find it online for sure. The instructions will tell you the ratio water to neem. Remove as much of the old soil as possible. Using a 5 gallon bucket with this solution...dunk the plant(fully submerged, roots, branches and all) for 5-10 minutes. Replant in container with new soil("sterile" soil if bringing inside the home) and give it 1 deep watering. Bye-bye bugs!

[@PaulW-db3ks]

My garage is very cold😮

[@fromdreamtoseed]

Mine too. That’s why I keep them inside

[@PaulW-db3ks]

@@fromdreamtoseed just dug out very sturdy eggplants today 😄😄

[@leibyindig8981]

Do they need sunlight over winter? She said garage......

[@fromdreamtoseed]

Once they start to leaf out I add a small grow light. A south facing window would be ok too

[@davidmedrano709]

What about heating mats

[@fromdreamtoseed]

In a greenhouse or to keep them outside?