Topic: Bell peppers surviving the winter

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December 6, 2011 at 2:26 pm #361

Sara
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I have three huge bell pepper plants that are still alive and kicking. I do live in the south, but we’ve had some nights that have been down in the 20s this year and they made it through with flying colors. I hope they continue to survive.

December 7, 2011 at 8:06 am #418

Violet P
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I live up north – nothing could survive up here! Have your peppers made it through the winter before?

December 7, 2011 at 10:52 am #426

Aimee
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Do you have to cover them at night?

December 10, 2011 at 7:42 am #595

Eartha Green
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I don’t know how well bell peppers hold up to the cold. With all of the “global warming”, the south can actually get pretty cold at night. Good luck!

December 10, 2011 at 8:36 am #604

TreeHugger
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Cover them up when it gets below freezing, or, if you know it could get cold for a more significant amount of time, start training your plants to come inside. Bring them in for a few hours, then out for a few hours. Keep doing this until you find you can keep them inside, mind you near a window with lots of light. Eventually, it’ll be able to survive both in and outdoors.

December 28, 2011 at 7:27 am #770

Anonymous

How do bell peppers do indoors? I live in the mid-Atlantic area and have tried growing bell peppers outside. The birds always get them. Maybe if I tried growing them inside, we could harvest enough for salads.

December 28, 2011 at 3:59 pm #780

Sara
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Well, as an update, we lost them to frost. I imagine we could have brought them indoors, but they are rather large and with a two year old and three pets in the house it didn’t seem worth the hassle. Some one told us that there is a possibility they will come back in the spring because the stalks are very thick and hearty. I don’t know if there’s any truth to that, but it’s worth a shot so we’ve left them in place. Stay tuned!

January 21, 2012 at 1:18 pm #1118

Anonymous

That stinks and I’m sorry! We have no vegetables left – I live in the North East. I was thinking about starting seeds now for our garden this spring.

January 22, 2012 at 10:28 pm #1132

Anonymous

I just paid $3.00 each for some red bell peppers. We love them, but they are incredibly high priced. I planted a few plants last year, but the birds got my peppers. Oh, but I detest those big black birds who wait for me to plant a vegetable for them and rob my little garden as soon as the veggies start showing up.

January 23, 2012 at 6:47 am #1133

Jane
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I live in the south of the UK and I grow chilli peppers in my garden.I haven’t tried bell peppers yet, but these may be my next venture as everything does very well in my garden.
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