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Originally Posted by ScottinAtlanta
The peppers should not grow while over wintering. They should just sit, lose leaves, die on their outer branches, and silently extend their root ball. When you plant out in spring, prune back to the main joints, and watch them explode as their root balls suck in nutrition.
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Last year I overwintered a habanero in an indoor dark spot and kept very dry (neglected). I didn't prune them back, but they produced well and early when taken outside.
Sooo, to correct my error, I went back and pruned the peppers in the photo above very hard to get rid of any disease lurking on the leaves. I hope not too hard - now that the day length is increasing I'll know fairly shortly if they bounce back.
Fingers crossed. - Lisa