PNW zone 8a can baby peppers go in green house now?

maricybele · March 28, 2009

Hi everyone,

I am wondering if people in the PNW put their baby peppers in the green house now March 28th. We have had some cold nights, but I think they would do better in a green house than inside.

Thanks for imput.

Polar_Lace · March 28, 2009

I think if you had a thermometer in there and could check to see what the temps are throughout the night; they may be ok.

Your best bet against the cold is too keep a heater in there to keep the nighttime temps at 55 to 70 degrees. Pepper plants will have later fruit setting (delayed fruit set) when they're in colder temps. Flower Buds may fall off too.

~* Robin

Tania · March 29, 2009

In Anmore our night temps are still below freezing. So I do not leave my pepper seedlings in a GH at night, as my GHs are not heated.

Today we had 38F during the day. Brrrr.
Everything has been brought inside, including brassicas - it will be another freezing night...

Maricybele, I hope your weather is much warmer than we have here

Last year I started to leave pepper seedlings in an unheated GH overnight in late April.

Tania

March 28, 2009	#1
maricybele Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Oregon zone 8 Posts: 99	PNW zone 8a can baby peppers go in green house now? Hi everyone, I am wondering if people in the PNW put their baby peppers in the green house now March 28th. We have had some cold nights, but I think they would do better in a green house than inside. Thanks for imput.

March 28, 2009	#2
Polar_Lace Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Z8b, Texas Posts: 657	I think if you had a thermometer in there and could check to see what the temps are throughout the night; they may be ok. Your best bet against the cold is too keep a heater in there to keep the nighttime temps at 55 to 70 degrees. Pepper plants will have later fruit setting (delayed fruit set) when they're in colder temps. Flower Buds may fall off too. ~* Robin __________________ It's not how many seeds you sow. Nor how many plants you transplant. It's about how many of them can survive your treatment of them.

March 29, 2009	#3
Tania Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Anmore, BC, Canada Posts: 3,970	In Anmore our night temps are still below freezing. So I do not leave my pepper seedlings in a GH at night, as my GHs are not heated. Today we had 38F during the day. Brrrr. Everything has been brought inside, including brassicas - it will be another freezing night... Maricybele, I hope your weather is much warmer than we have here Last year I started to leave pepper seedlings in an unheated GH overnight in late April. Tania __________________ Tatiana's TOMATObase