First time trying to overwinter

[u/spicyytao]

First time trying to overwinter any kind of plant whatsoever, but I liked the peppers from my Scorpion Trinidad plant so much that I had to at least try, really hopes it survives and I hope I didn't bring in any unwanted visitors. I went with the following method : 1. Clipped the branches 2. Removed from orignal pot outside and tried to get rid of as much dirt as possible 3. Rinsed the roots/plants and cleaned it at least three times with insecticidal soap 4. Put in a brand new container with dirt for inside plants from a freshly sealed bag.

[u/Para_Para]

Not sure what your room there is like but you might want to get them into a cooler/darker spot to really get them to go dormant.

I have a few fataliis and red habs that I have overwintered, one just ending it's 4th growing season and a few others ending their 2nd/3rd summer. They're in 5-7 gallon fabric pots.

I cut them just like yours but don't even really repot or rinse roots or anything like that. I do keep them in my garage as warmer temps and light seem to wake them up. Even then they still try to push leaves near end of January and I have to pinch off for a while to get into March where at least we have some outdoor days. (7a/b, North Atlanta burbs). I water every 2-3 weeks during hibernation.

[u/spicyytao → u/Para_Para]

It's the coldest/less sunny room I have available, I don't really heat this room so about 90% of the time it will be between 15-18 degrees celsius and it only gets sunlight for about 2 hours at the end of the afternoon.

[u/Para_Para → u/spicyytao]

That's probably good then. My oldest plant did it's first winter in our upstairs bathroom WC. It's horribly insulated and is a good 10-15 F colder than the rest of the house in the winter and has a very small window.

Just pick off any new leaves that might pop up in the next few weeks and be ready to move it in/out for sun if it wakes up early.

Best of luck, and if it works out it's a great way to get 2 maybe 3 rounds of peppers in one season!

[u/spicyytao → u/Para_Para]

Having a short season where I am from this is exactly what I am trying to achieve, get an head start next summer and hope I can get more out of it, I almost lost the plant earlier this summer and only ended up with a dozen pods that survived.