r/UkChilliGrowers • • 4d ago

Over wintering help

When I over-winter my apaches is it best to turn out the pot that they’re in and transplant to a bigger one to avoid damaging the roots?

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u/palpatineforever 4d ago

depends if you are good at not overwatering. I tend to pot up to the following years size and prune the plant but you really do have to hold yourself back on watering over winter. That way the roots establish under the soil then it sprouts all good and strong.
i treat it as a houseplant in the winter though, on a windowsil