Re: Peppers as perennials

I don't know about your area,but here in 8,I have great luck out of peppers.I don't eat
them,but,family and neighbors love them and they are trouble free,and last too long.I
usually make up the groung,and plant 6 of what ever kind,my wife and others want,like bell
,banana(hot and normal),and about 6 other kinds.They always,are loaded to the top,from
around April until,freeze,and I mean loaded,people can't believe the bushes,and even
though their in tomatoe cages,they still break the limbs.I only ,pass and weed,and redo
their feed once a year,very trouble free.I use very little commerical fertilizer,and put
1/2 regular shovel of cow manure on each side of the plant,and bank high,and cage,and when
feeding the other crops with Miricle Grow,pass and spray them.I have learned to only plant
in places,I don't want for spring or fall,because its tied up almost all year .This works
well for me,hope it helps others,sorta sick of peppers now,I imagine there is almost a
5gal. bucket of Banana's out there right now,and about 100 bells,and some hot
varieties,and they were picked today.Jim

apws wrote:

> Hello all,
> I believe I have read that pepper plants are actually perennial, and I am
> wonder in what zones that might be true and whether it might be possible to
> keep a couple of my hot pepper plants till next year. Has anyone grown
> peppers as perennials? What do I need to do?
> I didn't succeed in getting my poblanos to germinate this year, and last
> year they were extremely late, so it would be a great help if I could keep
> one or two plants over till next year.
> Many thanks,
> Pat
> Zone 7(b?)
>
> At 10:33 AM 7/30/03, you wrote:
> >Not really knowing what your space is like (shade/sun, zone/microclimate,
> >etc.) I'm just offering the idea of espailiers fruit trees using semi dwarf
> >or dwarf varieties.  Also hops or large hipped roses can be trained
> >up/across. In the Spring you can eat the tender hop shoots and in the late
> >Autumn have rose hips to collect.  With narrow spaces, you can think up and
> >across but also pairing with other plants, you might be able to also have a
> >productive understory with care.
> >~sheila
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "mg026307, mg026307" <mg026307@STUDENT.FULLERTON.EDU>
> >To: <veggie@plantideas.com>
> >Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2003 12:39 PM
> >Subject: RE: Any ideas on Vegetables?
> >
> >
> >I live in southern california and grow kiwi vines.  I started with a male
> >and a female plant.
> >
> >Mary.
> >
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Kavita Kalpit Jain [k*@hotmail.com]
> >Sent: Mon 7/28/2003 4:08 PM
> >To: veggie@plantideas.com
> >Cc:
> >Subject: Re: Any ideas on Vegetables?
> >
> >do fruits grow on vines?
> >
> >i have a narrow strip of abt 2 ft X 50 ft along the fence and want to know
> >what wud be the best thing to grow there which cud use the fence support to
> >crawl on to if needed.
> >
> >thanks
> >
> >kavita
> >
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