Comments on: Grandpa’s Home Pepper

By: Overwintering Peppers « Worms and Flowers

Overwintering Peppers « Worms and Flowers — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 14:47:30 +0000

[...] light, peppers can grow year-long and fruit indoors. Patrick of Bifurcated Carrots posted about a Siberian pepper plant that fruits and even flourishes in low indoor light [...]

By: Ottawa Gardnener

Ottawa Gardnener — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 03:36:47 +0000

Glad to see your overwintering peppers. I haven’t heard of this variety before.

By: Patrick

Patrick — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 16:10:19 +0000

I have seeds if anyone is interested!

By: Søren

Søren — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 18:29:28 +0000

I have actually seen this type of peppers on window sills in small wooden homes in east sibiria. They have been selected for generations to do well on the window sill in a small window in sibiria. They have them in different varieties. I don’t think they are officially recognised, but more family heirlooms. I didn’t yet have a chance to ask for seeds, but hope to get the opportunity next time I visit Irkutsk.

By: steph

steph — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 13:07:03 +0000

The cats nibble on the leaves a bit too.

By: easygardener

easygardener — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 11:59:10 +0000

That’s interesting. My attempts to overwinter chillies have never worked. Presumably yours can cope better with the lower light levels at this time of year. To be honest I would never have associated Siberia with hot peppers.