Two of them look totally dead. One is hanging on. The hot pepper plant (can't remember which it is, but I think it's Serrano) is doing fantastic. I think maybe the bells needed a light set up for the winter (something I don't think I want to spend the money on...but then, I have to use lights to start a new batch of seeds anyway). We've been remodeling and I just now had time to move my lights and stuff to another room. I'm thinking of putting the plants that look dead under lights just to see if it helps them, while I start a new batch. Would you believe my Datura conked out too? I overwintered it last year and it bloomed nicely outside, in the ground late summer. The stalk had turned to wood outside, I transplanted it back into a pot to overwinter indoors. It was doing great for weeks and then it just dropped all signs of life :-( If I had known that would happen, I would have Summer Sowed more. Ah well...adventures in overwintering... Thanks for asking, PV :-)

Hello; I have overwintered cannas. I divided them into 5 tubers & have put them into two 8" pots, half burying them. They are in a room with 20C temperature but not in the light. Some of them have sprouted green leaves. my question is ,I did not fully bury them. is that a problem? Also they aren't getting a lot of light.I plan to move them out in May. Will they survive inside till then.

First off are you sure they are dead. Peppers can loose all their leaves and still be alive. I think you may have a bug problem, either aphids or spider mites. Both can be nasty and really leave your plants looking bad. Any time a plant starts to look bad fast, always start checking it for bugs. The other possibility is too moist of soil and root rot.

Thanks. Thats why I'm shocked. Actually, I gae it to my mom because she liked the ornamental looks of it. Maybe she kept it inside from December to March. But still, you don't expect this from a hot weather plant. I'll post progress pics