Here’s How to REGROW the Same Pepper Plant Every Year! (How to Overwinter Your Peppers)

[@CharlesReiche]

Tuck is the best helper. What a good boy. ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@lindaseel9986]

Yes, Tuck deserves all the snacks he wants. 🌞⭐❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@iantalmadge3410]

Liked this channel after tuck ate the pepper, I'm sold! 😅

[@Monkchip]

The peppers are always the last fruit bearing plants to remain in my garden, and I usually get rid of them along with the tomatoes, so this is like a pepper 🌶️ revolution! Awesome, my friend.

[@minamur]

you can overwinter tomatoes too

[@IdentityIAm111]

​@@minamurHow? Is it the same process?

[@shake_shells11]

@@minamurI tried to overwinter some tomato cuttings inside last winter, but I didn’t realize it has tomato hornworms or eggs on it. When I check back, they already ate all the leaves 😢😢

[@Amanda-cn3pk]

Also its a good idea to prune 1/3 while still in ground or pots, leave a couple weeks then do as James says for overwintering. By not pruning all at once helps plant not go into shock and die.

[@studyengineeringinaustrali8317]

Not true. Here in Australia we have our spring 1st day of September. I pruned all my chilli plants to absolute bare. 4 months later, they have grown up into a nice big bush. Lots of fruit too!

[@ethanpayne4116]

@@studyengineeringinaustrali8317 Did you actually have to repot your plants? Depending on where you are in Australia I assume you might have been able to even just leave them in the ground over winter, but many plants can certainly go into shock if they undergo extensive damage such as aggressive pruning or root damage while repotting. Each species will have its own particular hardiness and all kinds of factors can affect whether a particular plant goes into shock.

[@user-kx1fx2gj6y]

Tuck is super cute. Love how he loves his vegetables!

[@SVMSICE]

I just love your little dog in the video. He always seems so happy!

[@MarjorieAlexanderASM]

I live in Philly and this is only my 2nd season gardening outside, my first below zone 10. I’ve been waiting for a video with this level of detail for overwintering for weeks and this went above and beyond. Thank you so much!❤🎉🥬

[@SVMSICE]

This was a cool video. I haven’t seen this method before. Thank you for taking the time to make this and share it with us! 🙏

[@T3kkNoir]

I just wanted to say that I'm a huge pepper plant grower/lover and I usually grow carolina reapers.. I overwintered my pepper planst last year by accident in an attempt to save them.. I thought, just maybe this plant can regrow next season, but wasnt sure.. since then I realized that overwintering was a thing.. but not too many videos describing the process... I found this video extreamly helpful in the amount of detail you've provided and it helped me understand parts of the process that I thought about doing but thought wouid hurt the plant. Thank you so much for being a wonderful guide!

[@char8a291]

I tried this last season & all but one died. They were in my house and I had high hopes. The one that lived never produced but I also did not use the neem oil or soap. It’s a great idea and thanks for encouraging us to try again. Tuck may need a bubble bath. He is so awesome and evidently is the supervisor on duty. 👍😄

[@beckyw2903]

Your timing is perfect! I’ve been frustrated that it took my bell peppers until this month to start producing - I must be doing something wrong because I’m in DE, so my weather is similar to yours - and I’ve been trying to figure out how I can give them a better start next year. Maybe I should just dig them up and give them a round 2 so I can get the ripe peppers I want! They’re still green, so I’ve been watching the frost forecast closely.

[@GetFitEatRight]

Peppers where really late in general this year. Adding to the insult of the pepper gate mess. PS. going with MLGardener next spring for seeds. I don't need drama in my garden.

[@jessicaprzydzial5972]

Best pepper tutorial I’ve seen on any channel

[@jamesprigioni]

Let’s Gooo!!!

[@nhungcrosbie8750]

Thank you for the lesson on the pepper plants! I’ll try to do it too.

[@languagelynnie]

Perfect timing. You just corrected at least 8 mistakes I was making in overwintering a pepper plant for the first time. Thanks!

[@jamesprigioni]

Let’s Gooo!!!!

[@amyb5339]

What a great garden helper Tuck is! ❤

[@MetalManiaAllTheWay]

I was just considering doing this today, but I wasn't sure if it actually worked. I'm going to give it a try because I know you know what you're doing. What are all the plants that you personally overwinter? That would be a great video.

[@beckysnead8914]

This video is so right on time. I have 2 pimento plants that I'm going to try overwintering. And although temps soared to 82 degrees here in northeastern Maryland zone 7a today, temps are scheduled to dive to 30 degrees on Wednesday night.

[@MovingBlanketStudio]

Never overwintered peppers- live in MA. I'm gonna try this on my 3 or 4 plants in the garden. Thanks for explaining the process.

[@SherryEllesson]

James, thanks for such detailed info! I overwintered some peppers a few years back. Right now, I'm rooting some cuttings from a successful tomato plant and will be seeing if I can keep it alive in my garage, which is insulated and has windows all along the top.

[@lisag9493]

I do this every year with my Sungold f1 tomato plants ,, I take lots of cuttings in the autumn and keep them in a cool spare bedroom and water very sparingly, I’m sure a garage will be fine as long it’s frost free ,, in Feb/March you will have plenty of material to take further cuttings from,, will give you tomatoes several weeks earlier than sowing the seeds, will save you money in seeds and it’s a great feeling to keep the plants going from one year to the next, good luck and regards from the UK

[@SherryEllesson]

@@lisag9493 Thanks so much for that, and the encouragement!!

[@lisag9493]

@@SherryEllesson you’re welcome

[@ctpopham]

is there a video concerning when spring comes and we have to put in a bigger container for the summer growing season? Love your videos keep up the good work

[@WildernessgalM]

Our dogs are very similar. I can even point to the ground & they'll dig holes for me / eradicate garden pests. Dogs are THE BEST!!! HAPPY GARDENING!

[@bjoernandersen8287]

Great video and Tuck is the bonus in your show, always helping and ready to taste if the veggies are ready to harvest.

[@judylee1860]

Well, I did cut the produce before I brought mine out of the ground when at night the temps started hitting into the 40s. I’ve got to say by comparison the roots of mine were very small and shallow, which may be in their favor. Only one of the plants seemed stressed so it did get cut way back. But because after a few days in the garage all of them seemed happy in pots and with what has been left of their foliage they are now inside being treated like houseplants. I wish for a greenhouse and wish for being able to provide for the garden in the way that you do yours. So I watch you for inspiration and ideas I can apply on a really thin budget. I love Tuck’s winter fur. And his disposition is so sweet, its too bad he doesn’t have Tuck pups hanging around too.

[@lilyrose4191]

Thank you James and Tuck! I have experimented with capsicums in the past, in a similar way (in Australia) with success! Thanks so much for sharing 🙂!

[@AutoEngineerVideos]

Thanks James and Tuck! I live in south-eastern Australia, so we're in spring. I over-wintered a couple of red bell pepper plants, and they're starting to get new leaves, so I'm happy about that. What's even more surprising is that I have some tomato plants that sprouted late last season, so I left them in their pots, near the western brick wall of the house (the wall gets the afternoon sun all year, so it's probably the warmest part of the garden - though it also gets the worst wind). The plants survived, so now I have tomato plants already fruiting before my next lot of seeds have even sprouted! The plants have had a hard life over the winter, so the fruit is small, but it was an interesting experiment, and it might lead to better results if I try to over-winter some tomatoes next winter. Do you have any experience with overwintering tomatoes?

[@ofrecentvintage]

So interesting for me to see your comment because I'm about to attempt to overwinter tomatoes! I'm in a much colder zone so we'll see.

[@AbundantGardening]

I personally wouldn't ever overwinter tomatoes unless they were micro size. They grow so fast, and indeterminate tomatoes start slowing down after about 15-18 months. I'd always start from seed every year. Edit: and they get too tall anyway. If they've had a rough life, they really won't fully recover. Seedlings are more adaptable

[@Lunasgarden2021]

I’m in SA and my peppers I just cut back in the spring and they burst into life. I leave them outside and I have one plant that would be about 10 years old. It’s very easy to do in Australia because we don’t get so cold

[@ofrecentvintage]

@@AbundantGardening In my case, the tomato plants I'm considering are still fairly young because I got them transplanted late. They *are* indeterminate, so that's a concern, and I'm not sure I have enough indoor light, but they're so young & healthy that I don't want to see them perish in the frost if they can be saved. Definitely an experiment!

[@gailmcdonald1946]

Awsome, you could look into attatchable glass houses the keep tomatoes out warm and wind free,ive seen them in the internet, not that expensive, im in Australia too.

[@samanthahoos9827]

I tried this last year and brought it inside the house. Bad move - aphids everywhere! This year I have a greenhouse so I moved one banana pepper plant with ginger tubers in there still in the pot. I love experiments!

[@Homesowing]

Im into my first few days of frost and i cant believe how great the frost king brand of thick plastic protected some of my favorite plants that weren't to large to cover.

[@rickwarner516]

Thanks I’m always trying to get something to grow again thanks.

[@GillianHannaOP]

That’s awesome , planting in pots is a great 👍 idea 💚🥗🪴❣️

[@wildlifegardenssydney7492]

❤ My birds eye chilli grew thousands each year and just died after 8 and a half years❤❤. I am thinking of my chilli….RIP. It will be summer soon so I am going to plant another one. You are so ingenious how you over winter you chillies and capsicum …..Here I find some delicate plants need to be “over summered”……winter here is warm and the best time to get out in the garden for any vigorous jobs.

[@cindyspiess9963]

I do have one nice pepper plant. I may try to over winter it. Thanks James ! Always a pleasure ! Hi Tuck ! 👋❤❤❤

[@songsforthemaster]

Thanks so much for the detailed instructions. Love this❣️ ❤️❤️❤️

[@chachadodds5860]

Another awesome video. I'm in 7b but just had our first frost last night. It's probably too late to save my property plants now, but I'll definitely do this next year. My problem is that I don't have an indoor place to overwinter them. Hoping next year to see someone do a similar video for those of us in that situation. Thanks, James & Tuck, for all of your incredible videos. ❤

[@philipmorgan6984]

I had my peps all pruned for overwintering but hadn't dug them out yet, then it frosted the other night. I don't know if they'll make it or not. We shall see. Maybe the roots in ground were protected enough? 🤞

[@lw2131]

James, you are a FANTASTIC teacher! Even tho I live in Southern AZ, I can apply a lot of your techniques and recommendations. Many thanks, and keep up the great videos 😊

[@ryancooper7777]

Awesome Video JP. I find overwintering peppers to be a great.

[@venusgarden959]

Excellent video😮😮😮

[@MichelleNyxRaymond]

I’m glad to see and have watched this video. Thanks for making it! Gonna hopefully try this out next year. 👀 Do keep us updated on how your peppers fair during the winter! ^^

[@MzladyGrinn]

I just saw this for the first time a couple weeks ago! Looking forward to trying this , this year.

[@John_outside]

Amazing video I will make sure to use this information

[@lumpyslongshot2113]

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ Everybody loves the big guy. Tuck loves his veggies.

[@lmullens75]

I'm already thinking about this after my pepper plants seemed stunted this year & didn't produce much in the shade cloth covered high tunnel. I was glad to see you do a sweeter pepper like Adjvarski because most of the other folks saving pepper plants are superhot fans. ;-)

[@LisaGalford]

I love Tuck...he even eats healthy and loves the vegetables ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@360sxc]

Can this be done for fruits as well. I have a golden apple, a mango and starfruit tree in pots. It gets cold where I live in Florida I’m north

[@vickisavage8929]

Peppers are DEFINITELY perennials. I have seen them used for ornamental shrubs in rest areas in Arizona. TUCK RULES! ❤️

[@avaander2065]

Hey James i do the same each year for my pepper. I have Tabasco, ghost pepper, pepperonic that i need to go ahead and pruned them maybe tomorrow. Happy growing. Love u

[@51rwyatt]

I live in Maine, and I think overwintering is a great way to get good pepper harvests despite cooler temps in summer and a shorter growing season. The one plant I overwintered last year, a Tobago Seasoning, had excellent yield in its second season. Now I have 10 plants overwintering for next year.

[@suzannegrimes9743]

Great video.! Instructions were thorough. I watched your video because I wasn’t sure how to store the plants. It took so long for my jalapeños to ripen that I thought this overwintering would help for next year!!! I’m keeping my fingers crossed 🤞. I live in Rhode Island and the temps have gone down in the 20’s already. I hope it won’t get too cold for them. Thanks again for your awesome videos. Tuck is adorable and is a great addition!!! I also just watched your video about planting apple trees. I had no idea they could get sooo big. I would be in absolute heaven if I could grow a Macoun apple tree. My Absolute favorite apple 🍎. They are so short lived here.

[@joshuahoyer1279]

Very interesting! I wonder if the mimosa leaves are too "hot" like chicken manure? OR could the mimosa trees have caught some drifting herbicide way up in the air? That stuff does volatilize pretty easily and drift quite a ways from where it was applied.

[@carolynorr1658]

Thanks, James, for this video. So interesting & so, so helpful! Have been watching your videos for quite some time now. Love your channel. So great to see Tuck out there enjoying the garden along side you. Very best wishes to you for the coming year.

[@NubianP6]

The first year I did this it was soooo hard, but it *totally* worked! I already have several pepper plants overwintering in my garage now.

[@LisaGalford]

This video was very informative...I didn't know that you could do this to regrow...thank you for this

[@CynthiaJKress]

Love you and Tuck! I learned a lot today. Never knew I could do this! Thanks James ❤❤❤🥕🥕🥕

[@backyardbbq4280]

And this is the exact reason why I follow you my friend ❤️ Thank You

[@DebRoo11]

My over wintered peppers are coming out of dormancy now. Lots of leaves on the top budding but i hope more branches will come further down the stem. Pretty excited! This was my first time trying it out

[@VanyaTasic]

I love Tuck - the best helper ever ❤

[@ebarriger]

I’m doing this tomorrow! Zone 5b

[@lbarmstrong1]

Me too, zone 8. We're supposed to get down to 31 on Nov. 1 in ATL.

[@estherdavis1646]

Tuck is so cute ❤❤❤

[@gardenvlogmeimei]

very good look your garden James

[@philip9569]

Great video with all of the information I needed. This is my first year growing peppers with great results. My peppers are in a 7 gallon grow bag. However, I don't have a place to keep them with the correct temperature. My garage gets down to the mid 30's and my house gets up to 70. The winter low's will be in the high 20's. Any suggestions?

[@christinarodriguez4666]

Thank you for the video. Learned alot. Can you make another video on how you bring your pepper plant back out for spring. Thanks

[@slgrib]

My peppers didn't start growing until late August. Very disappointing, but now I can just dig them up keep them for next season. Yay!

[@semperparatus678]

Tuck likes him some peppers. Must be a Texas dog lol. My Texas Schnauzers don't go near ANY peppers, cry babies. Now I usually reuse my potting soil the following year. I simply keep them covered outside during the winter which kills off any pests. Works good as potting soil get pricey being I buy ALOT for my garden. Neem oil is my goto for my rose bed pests.

[@gigiartstudiowithartistvir3919]

I have all three of my peppers in dormancy and this is the first year I've ever dug them up. I'm excited to see what the yields will be next summer.

[@myurbangarden7695]

Tjis us my plan for my FISH Peppers 🌶️🫑and Cayenne. They are great, but I never get enough for HOT SAUCE. NEXT spring will be my year

[@kendo2377]

A random bird was kind enough to 'deposit' native chili pequin next to my work shed. For the last three years I've pruned it back to the first Ys on the stems and mulched it with dry pecan leaves. It comes back strong and produces more peppers than I can eat.

[@moodybikerchic]

I did that with two gorgeous dark purple bell peppers. They were already in 5 gallon buckets, so I left them in them. I put them in my laundry room that stays pretty cool. Right now they are just starting to put on a few leaves. My first time trying this. Wonder if I could do it with tomatoes too? It worked great!💜💜💜💟💟💟

[@mrlotker]

What a great comprehensive video! I’ve been doing this half assed before and I’m going to follow all of these steps this year! I love overwintering all of my hot pepps.

[@penelopebutton9323]

💕💕💕💕 hugs for Tuck! Adorable!

[@christinejjones3068]

❤️💓💕🌹❤️💓💕🌹❤️💓💕🌹. Nothing but love for Tuck, and you, James. Thanks for the good info!

[@mellyg8872]

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ For Tuck! Great information James. Thanks for

[@angeliquereed463]

Thank you james... Good to see you Tuck ❤❤❤

[@emapaposo]

hey James! do you have an update on these ones? courious to know if they survived the winter. I'm planning on trying this for the first time this year :) Much love to you and the young king

[@bathchakamah]

Excellent! Thank you James and Tuck.

[@CoconutbuttA]

I REAPPY appreciate your videos and I’m PRAYING you answer this question because I just don’t know what else to do. I have BLACK Marvels which are a type of Hibiscus and white flies won’t leave it alone. I have tried the plant soap … Neem oil… BT spray even was told by the local gardeners to buy this mosquito type grain which did NOTHING!! I even tried peppermint oil and I can’t get them to leave my plants alone. I’m SOO discouraged and idk what else to do but I’m thinking now to get rid of the soil and force them into early dormancy and see if that helps. It just makes me want to cry. Also something keeps eating my collards like celery I spray bt but that’s not helping idk what else to do. Please help!!

[@ByHisGraceWeAreSaved]

I was going to ask him a question too, but 10 months later it's obvious he won't answer. I hope everything worked out for you. This is my 2'nd year gardening and I went with everyone's organic advice for pests. None of it worked effectively and consistently. I switched to Bayer Fruit and Vegetable. It works!

[@CoconutbuttA]

@@ByHisGraceWeAreSaved thank YOU for trying to help. They actually died BUT came back this year and the SAME thing happened AGAIN. I am going to try what you says bec it’s VERY depressing

[@mistersmith8962]

Wow! Just brought 6 plants in this year....hopefully they live to see the Spring !🌶🌶🌶

[@grow2484]

James, buddy, I watch all your videos and really enjoy them all. I would like to see a video of your food forest in the off-season. How you prepare and maintain such a beautiful food forest.

[@BrianBorges-ez3ls]

Hey James! Thanks for the tip on disinfecting the clippers. I'll be wintering my red chili and jalapeno plants. Tuck's getting a very nice shaggy winter coat!❤❤❤❤❤

[@2023praise]

Best over winter pepper plants video

[@149devin]

Just amazing. I cannot wait to try this. Thank you❤

[@jodeemonckton1251]

I’m in Australia and I’m just about to put some seedlings out that I’ve started. I thought I’d put some with my sweet potatoes. Is that a good idea or a bad one? I have one capsicum plant that has survived the winter in a different garden bed. I’ve put some asparagus in that bed and wanted to remove the capsicum but I could get it out. Should I try to remove it now before it grows too much since it’s middle of spring here? I love your videos. So helpful for beginner gardeners. Thank you James and Tuck. 🙏

[@VK-qo1gm]

Hi, I'm in Australia too. Not a good idea to grow tomatoes & potatoes together. Go basil, garlic & tomatoes 🍅

[@rogerspaulding6569]

I have found the 2nd year they don’t have the same vigor. Gardening in Phoenix, Az.

[@hcambo5373]

Nice work ❤❤

[@bfb0716]

Thank you and Tuck for going into detail on this. I have a jalapeño I will try this on.

[@alex_b_brooklyn_yo]

Two questions: first is my basement or garage will get to high 30s low 50s in February. Will the dormant plants die only other option is to keep in house where it is mostly 67-70. Loved the video would be great to see video of moving from dormant alter winter back to outside.

[@smallbusinessfinancewithkayla]

❤❤❤❤❤Always love seeing Tuck and his love for peppers :) 2:02

[@trinathebookworm8977]

Now we need a follow up in the spring when you plant it again.

[@Vladpryde]

Tuck was so attentive in this video! ❤❤❤

[@suek3373]

I have a question regarding the leaves that seem to still grow while indoors - should we pinch them off to help keep it dormant and if so, when should we let them start growing again? I am in Illinois. Thanks for the great videos!

[@Spondennysgarden7b]

Thanks, I was hoping I could store in the garage.

[@joycebovee5818]

This video came at the perfect time because I’m getting ready to overwinter my peppers My question: Can you use dawn dish detergent when cleaning off the bugs from the roots?

[@mariadykeman7008]

Thank you so much.

[@allemansratten4281]

Do you ever try cloning them from cuttings. I've read about that.

[@Amanda-cn3pk]

I cut back most to overwinter, but keep about 5 as is, and continue to grow them inside throughout winter for continued harvests. I have found that peppers do not require much light to produce inside.

[@hellos3487]

Chamomile tea water works great for fungus knats. Cinnamon is great for damping off.

[@Coyotelover100]

Do they require sunlight during the over winter? Or are they kept in the dark?

[@thegardenz7b]

Thank you for this tip! Very helpful. Those pepper leaves are edible and delicious in soups 🍃🥣

[@Sheenasalesthriftytreasures]

Fantastic video James

[@galedavis3198]

Thanks guys, goina give it a try. Never to old to learn.

[@donnamatthews4250]

Thank you for this wonderful tutorial. I shared it with my group, Greenhouse Growers.

[@susanfit47]

Great info. I'll be working on my pepper plants today

[@DavidBoniface-xe1ib]

Excellent 👍