I am overwintering a few small Zimbabwe black plants for the first time, here in England. I have pruned then right back to 6" stems but instead of going dormant they are now sprouting lots of new growth. Is this normal? If not how do i convince them to go to sleep? I didn't bother pruning the roots, could this be why?
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overwintering Overwintering dormancy
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Where do you keep them? What temp & light are they kept at?
I leave my potted peppers outside until a freeze or frost is called for, then cut them back water them
& put them in the basement, dirt floor with one small window to the east. Temps stays at 51F.
With very little light it keeps them asleep & the lower temp has always worked out for us.
We have never pruned the roots, just repot or plant it in a lager pot or in ground come spring.
& put them in the basement, dirt floor with one small window to the east. Temps stays at 51F.
With very little light it keeps them asleep & the lower temp has always worked out for us.
We have never pruned the roots, just repot or plant it in a lager pot or in ground come spring.
Getting small light green sprouts is normal ,as long as they don't get too much light they won't grow & then they will go dormant.
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CaneDog
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In my experience temps are the main consideration. If a pepper plant gets warmth it will want to grow and if there isn't enough light relative to the warmth it's likely to be problematic, inducing weak growth or stretch. For dormancy, I think Marturo's temps of 51F are coming in at a good level and wouldn't want to be much above or below that. Coupled with some light, but not lots - 4-5 hours/day not too strong - I've gotten good results. I use LED's for OW because they put off less heat, which helps prevent warming the plants out of dormancy and hatching out pests on the plants. I'm not sure what you mean by temps of 27F (below freezing), but if you're comfortable in the same room as the plants I wouldn't expect dormancy, but some level of controlled growth.
That's my two cents
That's my two cents
mcbob
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Maybe 27C? that's about 80fIn my experience temps are the main consideration. If a pepper plant gets warmth it will want to grow and if there isn't enough light relative to the warmth it's likely to be problematic, inducing weak growth or stretch. For dormancy, I think Marturo's temps of 51F are coming in at a good level and wouldn't want to be much above or below that. Coupled with some light, but not lots - 4-5 hours/day not too strong - I've gotten good results. I use LED's for OW because they put off less heat, which helps prevent warming the plants out of dormancy and hatching out pests on the plants. I'm not sure what you mean by temps of 27F (below freezing), but if you're comfortable in the same room as the plants I wouldn't expect dormancy, but some level of controlled growth.
That's my two cents
CaneDog
eXtreme
Could be. Or maybe a transposition of 72F. Probably not 27K though
HellfireFarm
eXtreme Business
Watering with liquid Hydrogen?Could be. Or maybe a transposition of 72F. Probably not 27K though
CaneDog
eXtreme
Absolute dormancy.
I meant 15 degrees centigrade. I tried to translate to a temperature you americans might understand but I failed! An interval of 15C = 27F but apparently a temp of 15C = 59F which makes no sense obvs. It would simplify things if you lot started using a proper temp scale like evryone else
Good info about the 4-5 hrs light and the 51F though, thanks. 51F = 10.5C fyi...
Fahrenheit to Celsius Conversion Chart
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| -40°C | -40°F |
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| 60°C | 140°F |
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| 80°C | 176°F |
| 90°C | 194°F |
| 100°C | 212°F |