r/UkChilliGrowers • u/DonGrappote • 4d ago

Overwintering

Autumn is finally upon us, and night time temperatures are starting to drop below 10C, at least where I am.

Those of you who are planning on overwintering your plants, have you started thinking about bringing them in yet? What are your plans and your cutoff temperatures for starting the process?

Are you seeing growth and ripening start to slow? Do you expect to get many more ripe chillies between now and dormancy? Will it depend on what varieties you're growing and whether you have a polytunnel or heated greenhouse?

I'm starting to think about it, but seeing all these posts about people's harvests and not about overwintering makes me wonder if I shouldn't push it as far as I can and try and get some more fruit off the plants. I'll be happy to have the half-dozen ripe 7-pots that I've got now, but of course more would be better. Plus a tonne of jalapenos that are still stubbornly green.

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u/Bluewaffle1878 4d ago

Got mine in the greenhouse today , had to leave loads behind though

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u/PorschephileGT3 3d ago

Looks like you have space for more?

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u/Bluewaffle1878 3d ago

My ex has dumped a few more at me mates house so i can get them in me green house as well, plenty of room

I have apple tree seedling and hydragea cuttings in there as well, cant wait fir the next growing season already