Wow, nice overwintering pics. I think they look good after 20 degrees i. A cold frame. Agree the black pearls look the best. Low profile and a position between the bigger pots may be helping them. Also I wonder because they are an ornamental can they also handle the cold better?

Mark

Yah, those are not looking too bad. Mine are doing fine but wishing for warmer sunnier weather I am sure.

Hot Hungarian Wax on the left(houseplant to the left of that), Twilight on the right...notice the pod on the HHW.

Here is my Orange Tree Habanero.

Bruce

Mark and Bruce, thank ya both.

Mark, I don't know about the hardiness of the Black Pearl, but I do know that the
leaves have a more fleshy feel to them, so maybe that confers a bit of toughness.

Mine don't look too terrible, all things considered, but it's going to be a struggle.
On the other hand, Bruce, yours look in fine fettle there on the window-sill...!
Great color, foliage, and Hungarian pod. As soon as I brought my Hungarian inside,
aphids glommed onto the leaves. I don't have high hopes for the ol' Lady, but we'll see.

Your Tree Hab is back with a vengeance!

Josh

I tried overwintering one Poblano this year. I cut it down - no leaves - and cleared the roots of soil and potted it up. So far, so good. There are two leaf buds, and at least it doesn't seem to have died. Hopefully it's dormant, and waiting for warmer temps and more sun.

All my overwinter plants have gone :(.

I like Josh's black pearls and Bruce's Habanero Tree. I am going to find black pearls seeds and habanero tree seeds I have already sowed. I am expecting germination this week.

Thank you all for sharing.

Caelian

Hey nice guys! They will be growing quik next season! :)
I cant wait to get mine out too.

I am overwintering 3 Cayenne Here is a nice one. I have them in little 4" containers. This is the first time I overwintered peppers, they make great house plants. :)

Hey, guys!
As long as we can stave off the mite and aphid attacks, all should be well.
I haven't decided if I'll re-pot my second season plants, or just scratch some Osmocote
into the upper layer of mix and call it good. A fair amount of roots will have died
from the cold, so the plants shouldn't be root-bound until later in the season...
at which point I can easily sink the containers a few inches into the garden soil
and allow the roots to escape.

Josh

Chiliwin: if you want some Tree Hab seeds, PM me with an address.
Bruce

Yea, I give my plants very little fertilizer as growth is so slow. I really go 1/10 strength or even lighter with all purpose miracle gro.

those black plastic pots you use, do you buy those from a supplier? I'm looking to overwinter this year and am having a hard time finding 5 gal buckets.

Hello.
Those are the pots that other plants/trees came in. I kept them for re-use.

If you are overwintering plants indoors, without extra light, I would recommend much smaller pots.

Josh