Paprika Peppers - Page 2

livinonfaith · March 17, 2013

Marktutt, good luck with the direct seeding! I bet you'll at least get some before the frost!

I do suspect that you will end up with quite a few unripe ones at the end of the season, though. If you can, pot a couple of the plants up before the first frost and get them to the brightest frost free place you have available. Even a sunny window in a garage may be enough to keep them from freezing for a while. That will give them extra time to ripen.

If you have a slightly heated greenhouse or an indoor lighting system, they might even continue to flower and fruit through the winter. Even if all you have is a sunny window, you can probably keep them alive until next Spring. Then you will have a head start on the next season.

If you are just growing them to make paprika for your family, you only need a plant or two anyway.

The only pepper I've grown for paprika is Cyklon. We've thoroughly enjoyed it and I will probably continue to have at least one plant around. Homemade paprika is the best!

Good luck with the experiment!

March 17, 2013	#16
livinonfaith Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina Posts: 1,332	Marktutt, good luck with the direct seeding! I bet you'll at least get some before the frost! I do suspect that you will end up with quite a few unripe ones at the end of the season, though. If you can, pot a couple of the plants up before the first frost and get them to the brightest frost free place you have available. Even a sunny window in a garage may be enough to keep them from freezing for a while. That will give them extra time to ripen. If you have a slightly heated greenhouse or an indoor lighting system, they might even continue to flower and fruit through the winter. Even if all you have is a sunny window, you can probably keep them alive until next Spring. Then you will have a head start on the next season. If you are just growing them to make paprika for your family, you only need a plant or two anyway. The only pepper I've grown for paprika is Cyklon. We've thoroughly enjoyed it and I will probably continue to have at least one plant around. Homemade paprika is the best! Good luck with the experiment!