Re: Re:what happens to plants in winter??

Hi Pam,
Enjoyed reading your post below :-)  I was wondering if bell pepper plants are considered perennials? I live in Southern California and sometimes there is no frost here (maybe this year :-)  Since these plants did pretty well for me this season (and look like they will be producing even more peppers before too long) I was hoping that maybe they are perennials? Or possibly the kind you mentioned that (are) if they are in a warmer climate?
I've been saving the seeds just in case  :-)
regards,
John

Pamela Kock <pkock@one.net> wrote:

----- Original Message -----
From: "Kavita Kalpit Jain"

> do all outdoor plants really die in winter and each year we have to start
> over again?

Annual plants die in the winter - either at the first frost, or later, depending on how tolerant they are. Those start over again either by re-seeding themselves, or by being re-planted by gardeners.

Perennial plants can seem to die in the winter, depending on the variety and your climate - leaves wilt, turn brown, and drop or get mushy and rot. The roots are still alive, though, and if conditions are good, the plant comes back again, often even better, the next spring.

Then there are evergreen varieties that seem pretty much the same in winter too - pines, junipers, etc., but I won't go into that.

Some plants that are annuals in colder regions are perennia! ls in warmer ones; certain annuals can even "winter over" if the winter is milder than usual or if you bring them indoors or provide extra shelter from the weather.

Hope this helps.

Pam
pkock@one.net

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