my overwintered pepper plants even put out a few leaves over the winter, and they looked perfectly alive until I suddenly decided to start watering them, warm them up, and put the grow light on them and now they seem to be doing absolutely nothing for weeks. I have not seen a single leaf bud. I’m afraid that somehow trying to activate them I killed them.
by Minkybamboo
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Scratch the stem at the base do you see any green ?
Mine either I may have one Trinidad scorpion out of five different pepper plants. But that is to be determined.
Those are unfortunately all very dead. Dormant pepper plants should still be green. Sorry mate, time to bin these!
my condolences.
edit: my brightness is up on my phone now and the front right looks a little green still tbh.
They look like the ones in my backyard that are dead lol.
Mine also died during the winter
RIP
Are you supposed to still water them?
Mine of 2 years also died this winter, FL location too. RIP
The one on the right that still has some green could be okay. I had one that looked like that and it took a while but came back. The others look like toast.
I bet that Habanada on the front right is okay. She’s just taking her good old time to break dormancy. Whatever is on the top left looks like it might recover, too. I’m afraid the others are probably dead.
Overwintering is always a crapshoot, especially if you’re going to let them go dormant. It stinks to lose them, but it’s not uncommon. You didn’t do anything wrong.
EDIT: Forgot to say, don’t throw any of them out until May or June at least. It doesn’t hurt to keep the pots around for a few more months just in case they decide to wake up.
You have to do this whole operation kinda flawlessly for it to work out, other than in a climate that isn’t horrible to peppers. Dehydration is one of the big killers.
Sorry if my question is ignorant and it’s not necessarily aimed at you but just because I’ve seen it done a lot. What’s the benefit to cutting them down so much? I haven’t cut my habanero once and it’s been going strong for 5 years so really curious to hear the benefits for it.
Far right is most definitely still alive so give it time. Do they need a small water?
My 3 year old Aji and Californian Wonder succombed to mould this year. I was so sad. Now I’m nursing about 20 new seedlings 🤣
This “winter” in southern California killed nearly all my plants, going from cold to extreme hot in Jan to March means I need to restart. I had a Trinidad scorpion plant that was fruiting really well and then it just wouldn’t come back to life.
Now I’m planting bhut jolokia
Sorry but those are gone.
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Mine died as well. I’ve pretty much given up on the overwintering idea.