Thanks, dj! Small pots, mobility, yeah that was part of the reason. Also didn't have the space when I started, and I learned a valuable lesson about hot heads and cool feet--much like Clematis vines. And it's definitely not a competition. Always learning, experimenting and applying! I certainly learned that my NuMex Twilight grown in a slightly larger pot was at least 50% bigger than its sibiling, so I don't think you can overpot these plants. Gary, the real Peruvian Serlano is mild pepper and has a cherry/tomatoey flavor. Mine weren't the juiciest, and since it's my first year, I'm not sure if that's typical. The plant spent a lot of the season with curled up leaves, so it wasn't happy about something. The hot Peruvian Serlanos are probably between a Jalapeno and a Chiltepin for heat. Good flavor with some heat. I think the rules of the seed swap dictate no "John's Face Melter"-type hybrids, but I'll be happy to send you some seeds via PM. That plant is quite prolific and still has ripening peppers, even though it's started to cool off here in the PNW. --Byron.

Grafting is much easier than you think. Especially with pear. This spring was my first attempt at grafting. I did a partial top working of my dads apple trees and had 17 out of 19 grafts take. I also grafted 5 rootstock with 4 being successful. The benefit of grafting or top working the tree is that you already have a nice strong established tree in the ground and it will be able to supply plenty of energy to the grafts. If your tree has 4 scaffolds you can cut each scaffold branch back and graft 4 different varieties. It's really quite easy as long as you take your time. You could actually leave one shinsieki branch as a nurse branch and after a year or two you might realize they taste better when properly thinned and ripened. Another option is t-budding or chip budding. It can be done soon and can give your grafts a nice jump start for next years growth.

Congrats! Doesn't get more fresh than picking from your own plants. If you ever get around to growing cherry/grape tomatoes, the taste(compared to supermarket bought) is UNBELIEVABLE.

It is just a guess no matter what. There are way too many variables. OP might get a pod or two early, but likely nothing will be ripe on there until at least August and then just those one or two early pods.