What is happening with my peppers?

[DiMart]

Tuesday, September 22, 2020

I planted my peppers in the spring and they didn’t produce much all spring or summer. I was about to pull them up and plant some lettuce for the fall when all of a sudden they started producing. This is my first year in South Carolina (zone 8A) . It's much warmer here than where I used to live and I’m still trying to figure things out. Any ideas as to what is going on?

 

[Meadowlark]

Don't pull them yet. The best production for my peppers is usually in the fall when temps begin to back off some.

 

[Silentrunning]

My Jalapeños are just getting their second wind. I think this second crop is going to be larger than the early crop. Some of the better plants I am going to move to the garage to see if I can overwinter them.

 

[skinyea]

zone 6b here peppers are going crazy. summer time not so much but now jalepenos, sweets, pablanos, green peppers, all doing very well.

 

[Chuck-D]

Given they can live as much as 5 yard and still produce and your warm climate I'd leave them come September or so they should be in full swing . If small enough a bucket will protect them from chance of over nite frost . A trick originally done with a glass bell and the origin of the phrase " saved by the bell "