Pruning for Over-Wintering?

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Hi Dave,

The last crop of peppers from my Habaneros are coming in, and since we’re approaching winter I wanted ask if I should cut back the foliage on my plants at all. I live about 3 miles southwest of downtown Los Angeles, so frost is quite a rarity around here. Unless we get an unusual cold snap, the plants should survive over the winter. Any tips you might have about this would be most appreciated.

Steve

Hello Steve:

I winter-over chiltepins and rocotos in my greenhouse and leave the foliage on all winter. Then I prune them back in the spring and they do great. However, if you do get a frost that kills the leaves, do prune the plants back.

Dave

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