Hot peppers are perennials?

[ninnymary]

I saw jalapeno pepper plants in a garden once that were 4 years old. In the winter, they had "garden umbrellas" over them. I didn't know they had such a thing but apparently you can buy them. I think they were from Peaceful Valley (groworganics.com)?

Mary

 

[Smart Red]

I'm going to dig a gypsy plant up ans see if I can over winter it. I'm open to suggestions on how. Will they go dormant?

Mine are over-wintered in the cool, but heated, sun room. Stays just above 40 degrees (F) on the coldest winter nights. The pepper plants do lose their leaves and go dormant, but come the longer, warmer days of spring and they leaf out just like any other woody shrub or tree. During the first winter the stem does become woody, but the branches, leaves, and flowers are green wood.

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PS] Any way I could get a seed or two from your gypsy variety? My granddaughter's name is Gypsy and I collect flowers and veggies with the Gypsy name.

 

[seedcorn]

Smart, no problem but gypsies are hybrids and will not breed true but I will gladly send you some. PM if you want some. I'd give you a plant this fall if had way to get it to you.

 

[Smart Red]

Smart, no problem but gypsies are hybrids and will not breed true but I will gladly send you some. PM if you want some. I'd give you a plant this fall if had way to get it to you.

Where did you purchase them? Perhaps I could buy and grow them myself.

 

[seedcorn]

Local green house. Fairly common in Indiana

 

[Dave2000]

I would think it would be best to go dormant. Maybe how I did my fig tree....bag the whole thing, pot and all, with a large enough clear plastic bag and tie the top. Give it just one cup of water once each month. And tuck it into a cool, dark corner, like in a basement, but be sure it won't freeze.

If the plant is large one cup a month may not be enough. Mine were in a cool (but heated) dark basement corner, dormant, and given about 2 cups each, every couple of weeks but they still seemed to die from drying out too much.