Have you ever tasted a freshly picked pepper? With your own plant in the garden, you can harvest many delicious pods with conscientious care. If this is then also perennial, there is no bad conscience when eating. After all, you can look forward to the fruits in the coming year.

In our latitudes, hot peppers only thrive in pots perennial

Is the pepper perennial or annual?

In many gardening guides, only five varieties of peppers are described as perennial. However, numerous breeders have long known from their own experience that it is possible to cultivate almost all varieties in the following year. So do not necessarily rely on the information on the seed packaging or the nursery. Just try it yourself.

Note: In the case of varieties that grow very quickly, overwintering is usually not worth the effort. Here it is better to dispose of the old plant on the compost and re-sowing in January. However, you can use the seeds of the old plant for this.

Overwinter perennial peppers

Since hot peppers are sensitive to frost, you need to bring them indoors during the cold season. Here are some tips about the situation:

  • bright, sunny location (preferably a windowsill)
  • moderate watering, but always moist substrate
  • mild temperatures (10°C rising are ideal)
  • Check for pest infestation
  • do not put outdoors again until mid-May (after the ground frosts have subsided).

Even more harvest yield through correct pruning

If you cut back after the first harvest, it is even possible to create a second yield. If you were able to pick fruit in the summer, it is worth cutting the shoots down to 3 cm. With a bit of luck, you will be rewarded with fiery pods again in October. This not only makes your peppers perennial, but also more profitable.

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Vegetable garden