Peppers after fruiting

I have some mini red pepper plants that have more or less finished fruiting. They live indoors. When all the peppers have been picked, if I just care for them like I usually do, will they flower and grow more peppers next year or should I just compost the plants and start from seed again? What happens? Will they die off over winter then somehow grow again in spring? Will they stay the same but grow more flowers later? Will they keep their leaves but never flower again? This is my first year growing these so I don't know what happens.

Thanks very much!

 

I've overwintered Chillies once, and I thought it was a nuisance, I didn't manage to keep them all alive, so I have always grown then as annuals since then. (I dry my chillies, so an "early" crop doesn't make a lot of difference to me)

For Sweet Peppers, and given that yours are already "house plants", it might be worth a shot to get fruit earlier next season. But I'm guessing a bit so best to see what anyone else has to say.

 

If you cut of all branches close to the stem... then cut the stem until it's a 6 inch stick, then take the plant out of it's pot and trim the rootball a bit... and repot into a smaller pot. Place it somewhere it will get plenty of light and water very sparingly, say once a week... and not too much water, it will start growing new shoots off the stick. Let it grow over winter, and then maybe give it a little trim in spring... and it will have a great head start for next season. Most over wintered chill plants produce a lot more fruit in there second year.

 

Hi JW,

All of the above could happen, but not all at once.:thmb:

I'm with Iggyboy on this one & not just because he sounds like Ziggy :hehe:

I've overwintered capsicums sucessfully before & had fruits set in the spring, but i've not pruned before, going to follow Igs advice this year.:gnthb: