"My capsicum have all started to rot and wilt now but i enjoyed them while they lasted. Do I just pull them out now and plant something else or will they grow again and should I just leave them"?
Thanks for your question…Unfortunately it is time for you to say goodbye to your capsicums. So pull those plants out and plant something for the winter period. Capsicum plants are grown as annuals in New Zealand. An annual is a plant that germinates, grows, fruits and dies all in one season (as apposed to perennials which live for more than one year). Capsicum plants are not very tolerant to frosts and I’m guessing it’s due to the fantastically warm weather we have had up to now that they have lasted so long. Have you thought about saving some of the seeds for next year’s crops? Just cut open one of the fruit and scoop out the seeds, dry them on a sheet of paper towel, and keep them in a dark dry place (envelope) until the end of Winter when you can start growing them inside for planting out after the last frosts (when it starts warming up a bit). Hope this helps.
Jeff
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