Where is willard? He cuts his back to no leaves and no roots. I am pretty certain that he overwinters them in the dark cool and dry.
BUT I think he only needs to overwinter for 3 months or so. Longer than that might be a problem.
Last winter I over wintered plants with lights, watering etc. 6 of the 7 were not worth keeping in the spring, but 1 did really well.
My orange hab that was such a monster last year, did fantastic inside from Nov - March. It then started to drop leaves and look sick. By spring it had no leaves. I put it out and it has fought it's way back. It now has 2 puny green pods while habs from seed tower over it laden with ripe pods.
My golden Bullet Hab was a late starter last year and produced zilch.
It did OK through the winter and had some leaves in the spring. It was my first plant with ripe pods and is as dense as a plant can be. Now though, I would not say that it is any better off than plants which started from seed.
BUT I think he only needs to overwinter for 3 months or so. Longer than that might be a problem.
Last winter I over wintered plants with lights, watering etc. 6 of the 7 were not worth keeping in the spring, but 1 did really well.
My orange hab that was such a monster last year, did fantastic inside from Nov - March. It then started to drop leaves and look sick. By spring it had no leaves. I put it out and it has fought it's way back. It now has 2 puny green pods while habs from seed tower over it laden with ripe pods.
My golden Bullet Hab was a late starter last year and produced zilch.
It did OK through the winter and had some leaves in the spring. It was my first plant with ripe pods and is as dense as a plant can be. Now though, I would not say that it is any better off than plants which started from seed.
) that he claimed was a pepper stripped of all leaves and roots that he has great knowledge of overwintering!
