two-season peppers?

daninthedirt (USDA 9a, HZ9, CentTX, Sunset z30, Cfa)

12 years ago

I've got in my garden some healthy looking left over banana and pimento pepper plants. I could rip them out, or I could just leave them in. Are they going to be productive for a second year? (They were hugely productive this last fall.) We had one hard freeze last month, and I covered a bunch, but only these survived. I've never tried two consecutive seasons with peppers before.

Comments (6)

jimr36
12 years ago
I still have a sweet pepper plant (from last fall) still growing. I don't really want to get rid of it, so I'm experimenting to see if it will produce again. I plan to add some compost to help replenish the nutrients. If it doesn't do well, I'll dig it up.
bossjim1
12 years ago
I had three jalapeno plants that lived for four years, and produced every year.
Jim
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ckap
12 years ago
Jim,Did you prune the jalapeno plants?
bossjim1
12 years ago
No I didn't prune, but I had to switch to a heavier, taller stake.
Jim
sfmathews
12 years ago
peppers are actually tender perennials, so yes, they should keep producing for you. And yes, as Jim said, you will undoubtedly need stronger supports.
HTH,
Susan
daninthedirt (USDA 9a, HZ9, CentTX, Sunset z30, Cfa)
Original Author
12 years ago
Thank you all. Sounds like I should go for it. The stems are indeed getting quite long, and in fact the plants are now draped over on the ground, so some extra staking will be necessary.