Bhut Jolokia Pepper - Bring Indoor For Winter?

ChilliJez · September 6, 2013

You're right tlintx. The plant holding part ended up being about 1 litre though I varied it a bit on a whim; slightly biggr reservoir or bigger pot. The only thing I believe is important is to make sure the wick is wet at the start. I added water a couple of times during the winter. It was more convenient to water the top and I didn't have a problem but if the compost was inclined to stay wet it would be better to add water to the reservoir.

So wet string (in some I used strips of capillary matting - I didn't notice a difference) plants roots trimmed 'till they fitted the pot rootball eased into the pot so the wick stayed alongside the rootball not pushed down to the bottom and I set the pots to stand in an inch of water for 15 minutes or so to bottom water then transferred to their winter positions on the reservoir. I hope the pictures show what I'm describing.

I think Scott's advice to wash roots and avoid bringing pests into the house is very sound. I didn't think of it but thankfully I didn't have a problem!

The only other thing I did was to line the window with bubble wrap to cut out a nasty draught that there seemed to be.

I will be doing the same this winter.

September 6, 2013	#16
ChilliJez Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2012 Location: UK Posts: 57	You're right tlintx. The plant holding part ended up being about 1 litre though I varied it a bit on a whim; slightly biggr reservoir or bigger pot. The only thing I believe is important is to make sure the wick is wet at the start. I added water a couple of times during the winter. It was more convenient to water the top and I didn't have a problem but if the compost was inclined to stay wet it would be better to add water to the reservoir. So wet string (in some I used strips of capillary matting - I didn't notice a difference) plants roots trimmed 'till they fitted the pot rootball eased into the pot so the wick stayed alongside the rootball not pushed down to the bottom and I set the pots to stand in an inch of water for 15 minutes or so to bottom water then transferred to their winter positions on the reservoir. I hope the pictures show what I'm describing. I think Scott's advice to wash roots and avoid bringing pests into the house is very sound. I didn't think of it but thankfully I didn't have a problem! The only other thing I did was to line the window with bubble wrap to cut out a nasty draught that there seemed to be. I will be doing the same this winter.