Growing Capsicum, also Bell peppers, Sweet peppers

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10 May 14 craig (Australia - temperate climate)
Your capsicum and chilli plants of all varieties will sit dormant like a dead stick for the winter months. Prune as you would a Hibiscus or rose and keep up the fortnightly seaweed/liquid fertilizer as the roots are still strong. Each year the yield will be larger and more prolific. My second year banana capsicum tree which is 2 metres tall produced 3 times from October till march. Stay loyal!
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25 Oct 14 trish.j (Australia - temperate climate)
great tip Craig - thank you. I'll try leaving next year instead of pulling up. Though they do look terrible in the slightly cooler, but north facing Dandenong Ranges over Winter.
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11 May 14 Rae (Australia - temperate climate)
Is this why when i planted a seedling it had tiny little capsicums on it?
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