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Does anyone over-winter their peppers? (self.gardening)

submitted 2 months ago by GloriousGherkins to c/gardening

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Zone 7a, Kentucky USA. I read about over-wintering peppers and tried it out last year, but sadly none of them survived. I pruned them appropriately, and kept them in my garage with infrequent watering once temperatures started getting into the 40s at night. We had wild temperature fluctuations (high 60s F during the day and low 30s F at night) and I’m not sure if that hindered the process.

I would love to try again this year, but I’m wondering what others’ experiences are.

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[–] ownsauce 1 points 2 months ago

I'll try again this year. No room inside so I'll put up some clear plastic bags around em and try to make a makeshift greenhouse for those days below freezing.

I did it too late last year and they all died. No room inside to bring em in.