Gardeners’ Forum: “peppers as houseplants”
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Posted by Darlene Fletcher on Sunday, October 12, 2008 3:00 PM ADTHi there. I have a question about overwintering bell peppers. I grew them in a small greenhouse for the first time this year and had a bumper crop. As some fruit still had not ripened by early October, I did some research and discovered that they are actually tender perennials and that I can bring them in for the winter. I have done this and the remaining perppers are are ripening nicely in a sunny window in my living room! I now have two questions: first, do peppers have a dormant period like house plants? Second, I read that in the late spring, I can plant them out or pot up and put them back in the greenhouse, so they can fruit again. Is this all true? Thank you for any information. Darlene (Victoria, BC, zone 8b)
