• Hoping these chilli plants make it through until the spring warmth arrives. They've been kept in an unheated porch all winter and are looking pretty sad in places. I'm really way of overwatering them but they get so sad looking if I don't give them a drink every few weeks.
    Some of the branches are looking pretty brown and crusty and some of the fruit are turning black.
    What do we think? Prune the worst bits off? Leave it be? Prune them hard and hope for the best?
    I'm about to start off some seeds just in case they don't make it.
    I've started bringing them in at night to avoid the lower temperatures.

  • What do we think? Prune the worst bits off? Leave it be? Prune them hard and hope for the best?

    Yea I'd definitely prune stuff that's dry already or that looks like it's not going to make it.
    Hard to tell from the picture what's exactly going on but might have been a bit cold for them
    (chilies don't like temperatures below 5°C, some can't even handle 10°C).
    If possible pull them out of the pot and see if they're dry or actually still moist (don't overwater, they don't need a lot with the cold temps).
    Ideally put them in a place that's still bright but a bit warmer, maybe you have a staircase with windows?

    Good luck!

  • I've moved them to the back bedroom which is NE facing so not great but all the bright rooms have blinds because they face the street and it's like living in a display case.
    I think the porch just got a bit too cold at night for them. They just need to survive a couple more months and they'll spring into life hopefully.
    Watering has been a fine balancing act. They've not dried out but they have definitely perked up each time I've watered. Basically I've been waiting until the leaves start to droop a little and then they get a drink which gets them looking a bit better.

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