I 100% only saved seeds from a single jalapeño plant, I didn't even eat any of the serranos (they're a little hot for me tbh). I'll be interested to see how they turn out! Bummer, the plant made really nice pods, big and long and straight
People ask all the time "how cold can peppers tolerate"; I know they're okay even down to the mid-30s, but I don't want to just make sure my plants survive, I want to avoid stunting/slowing their growth due to low temps.
I've been bringing them inside if the forecasted low is below 45F, but we have many nights in the low 40s/high 30s over the next few weeks and I'm not looking forward to bringing in over a dozen 1gal pots every other night. (If size/age matters, most are currently around a foot tall, though I have some younger/shorter and some bigger/older ones)
Am I being too conservative? What's the minimum temp that you'll leave pepper plants outside overnight? They're looking great and I want to keep them that way, so if it's necessary, I'll totally do it, just want to make sure I'm not wasting the effort :) Thanks for sharing your thoughts!