Growing Miniature Pepper Plants Indoors and Out

Your colorful miniature pepper plant (with red, green, purple, and yellow fruit) can absolutely spend summer outdoors and winter indoors. Here's how to keep it thriving year-round.

Summer Care

Place it in the sunniest spot possible outside—full sun is ideal. Peppers love heat and light.

Transition Indoors

When nighttime temperatures drop below 50°F (10°C), bring it inside. Place it in your brightest window. A south-facing window is best.

Winter Maintenance

• Water sparingly: Let the soil dry out between waterings.
• Harvest ripe peppers: Remove red peppers promptly; leaving them on signals the plant to stop producing.
• Expect heat: These peppers are edible but extremely hot!

With ample winter sun, your plant can live for years—my own is over four years old and produces abundantly each season.