Without any doubt yes it does.
Some of the superhots best producing year is their second, over wintering gives slow growers a big head start. Just don't be over aggressive when cutting the plants back for winter.
Tim
I had never thought ginger and fresh grated beetroot would work so well but it was great in dumplings.
LOL I should be using ginger as much as possible, I've had arthritis for 2/3 of my life and its supposed to be good for it.
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Never knew Buddhist Vegan food existed until I ended up in a great yum cha Buddhist Vegan restaurant. Great food, ended up cooking some beetroot&ginger steam buns last night to celebrate the new find
I have a few 4-5 year old plants that are going strong.
My dorset and fatalii are 5 years old with my BT Scorp around 4-5 years old.
Bellow is my 4-5 year old Bih, as far as I know its still growing at my old rental.
Moving plants to an area that has a wind break also makes a big difference, plants out in the open are putting more energy into firming up their structure.
Also a shaded area like next to a fence will provide a moist micro climate along with radiant heat later in the day.
Dorset Naga is a winner for stand alone taste. It's unique or at least my taste buds think so
Fatalii's nice but its very similar to so many other yellow pods.... :shh:
A slice of Dorset, blue cheese and fig jam on a cracked pepper crackers is so nice.
But then Scorp's with garlic and ginger...
Mezo,
Try to keep the plants out of the direct weather in the winter period, say under a veranda or awning. I'm guessing you'd be a good bit cooler down at Wollongong than here and I have problems with really cold periods of the year.
Hab seem to die in winter around here Central Coast...