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- How to bring your hot peppers safely over the winter
- Get the hot peppers in the warm
- Annual and perennial hot peppers
- Kind of attitude
- Control for pest infestation
- Prepare the hot peppers for spring
Hot pepper has to overwinter warm and bright
How to bring your hot peppers safely over the winter
Pepperoni plants love bright, warm locations and are therefore in good hands on a sunny spot in the garden. If the temperatures drop in the winter, however, you must bring your plant into the house. How to create optimal conditions for hibernating a hot pepper, read here.
Get the hot peppers in the warm
If temperatures fall below 5 ° C, your peppers will be damaged if they are not moved to a warm place. Here you should note the following points:
Annual and perennial hot peppers
An annual plant will not bear fruit in the coming year. For a harvest yield you have to raise a new plant in January. But you can certainly use the seeds of the old hot peppers. For multi-year specimens, hibernation is well worth it.
Kind of attitude
Container plants have the distinct advantage of mobility in terms of hibernation. Place the pot in a bright place, for example on the windowsill. You must carefully dig up planted hot peppers and put them in a pot. For storage, temperatures of about 10 ° C are suitable. The water is sparse.
Control for pest infestation
Before you bring your hot peppers into the house, you should scrupulously check them for pests or disease infestation. Attached plants should be placed separately to prevent the spread of the pest. With appropriate means, you will be able to fight the disease. These should definitely be approved for indoor use.
Prepare the hot peppers for spring
When the spring is over, increase the growth of the plant by cutting the branches down to 3 cm in February. Fresh earth also contributes a great deal to this. In May, when you can no longer count on ground frost, your hot peppers are allowed to go outside again.