Re Green, yellow & red pepper

Hi Pam,
Thanks for the info....  very helpful :-)  I forgot to mention that I am growing green, yellow, and red peppers and that they are in mostly gallon size (or a little larger) containers. I have about 8 or 9 plants and will see if I can find a spot inside to keep them if it gets too cold here. Since they are in  containers it will be alot easier, as I wont have to dig them up :-)  I will pinch them back this spring, as you suggested... and I will for sure keep you posted on their progress and how they continue to do :-)  I now have high hopes they will continue,and maybe next season will turn out even better!
Thanks again Pam,
Have a great day!
regards,
John

Pamela Kock <pkock@one.net> wrote:

----- Original Message -----
From: "Johnny"

> 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 :-)

I wouldn't consider peppers as perennials, personally; I'd consider them annuals that might winter over if the weather's mild enough. I'm not a horticulturalist, though, so I can't really give a scientific explanation here. :)

I'd say that if your winters are mild enough, your pepp! ers might very well make it through, though they might go through a rest period and stop producing for a while. If you pinch them back in the spring, they'll be bushier and produce more.

Alternatively, if you have a good spot inside, you could dig them up and re-plant them in the spring. People do that, I'm told. If I had a greenhouse or solarium, I might do it too.

What kind of peppers are you growing? I have read that hot peppers are hardier than bells. I'd be really interested to find out what happens next spring for your peppers, if they produce more or less the 2nd year.

Pam
pkock@one.net

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