We get a hard freeze (24 deg. F) Sunday night / Monday morning, and then again a degree or two colder Monday night / Tuesday morning. So, that’s gonna be “it” for any veggie plants outside. I’ve brought the handful of various hot pepper plants in already: Usually the Thai peppers will overwinter and even produce some peppers for us in good light and a warm spot. One plant is 3+ years old! The others (Jalapeno, Cowhorn, Serrano) I’ve not tried to overwinter B4, so, we shall see how it goes.
I even brought in an Ichiban eggplant that looks quite healthy so far. The problem is where to put it: I am looking at it in the kitchen, right now! Can’t stay there... It is ~5 t. tall and skinny, so, at least it doesn’t take up much floor space.
The NWS long term forecast about a month back, of warm until Thanksgiving, hasn’t exactly panned out. :-(
Thank you for the tips! Nothing ventured, nothing gained, right? I’m considering spots for these two plants, and wondering where they might do best. One is pretty large, 3-4’ tall and about 2’ at the widest part. Like a large houseplant. Do you use grow lights on yours, or just give them the sunniest spot you can? I think it’s cool that one of them is over 3 years old.