I have a Hungarian Wax that will be 5 years in March, and going into its 6th season. I'm not sure if the plant will survive this Winter, but we'll see. It was my first pepper - seeing how long I could keep it alive was the sole reason I began growing peppers in the first place. Now I grow them for other reasons, as well ;-) For overwintering, that pot-size is fine. If the plant were in active growth, that pot would be woefully inadequate unless the roots had escaped the drain-holes into the ground below. While it is true that you want the plant to do as much photosynthesizing as possible, it is also true that the plant will shed whatever foliage that it cannot support during the lower-light conditions indoors. Also, leaves that mature in outdoor light are more efficient in that light-range. This is why it is wise to prune a wintering plant in order to encourage new foliage that matures in the lower light conditions - these "indoor" leaves will be better at making use of the indoor light. Josh

Wow, that tiny sliver of scorpion chilli made it way through like a burning coal last night, I could literally feel it scalding my stomach and moving through my gut all night. It's just the gift that keeps on giving. Anyhow, as Drew said, nothing fancy about the pots, some are very big by chilli standard though, I grow fig trees in pots about the same size. They really do enjoy the large pots though, the Peter's pepper is the exact same age as all the others. except the fataliis and the scorpion. I grew the fatalii and scorpion from seed and they are the same age, and all the rest from a nursery, bought on the same day. I had the store bought ones in smaller pots, around 6L until the beginning of Jan and potted them up, and put Peter's in a large pot because I intend to over-winter it and keep as an interesting conversation piece . Here is my Peter's Pepper, and compare it to one I didn't show earlier, red naga bhut jolokia;back on Jan 3rd; And now them together today; Today, an unripe red bhut; And while we are on pics from when they were kids, the scorpion, was transplanted looking like this; I havent yet tried the Peter's pepper for taste, but am hoping it is of a respectable heat and taste to be used in cooking, as well as looking cool. Here are some more of its green chillies, waiting to ripen; This post was edited by naikii on Sat, Mar 8, 14 at 18:41

That's amazing. I just recently received this email about the same pepper. FROM: Dr Altaka Yurmani Central SeedBank of Nigeria Lagos, Nigeria 01-658-21-2658 TO: CEO Everytown, USA Dear Sir: I have been requested by the Nigerian National Peppers Company to contact you for assistance in resolving a matter. The Nigerian National Peppers Company has recently concluded a large number of contracts for pepper breeding in the sub-Sahara region. The contracts have immediately produced unrivaled sweet peppers. The Nigerian National Pepper Company is desirous of spreading these peppers to other parts of the world, however, because of certain regulations of the Nigerian Government, it is unable to move these peppers to another region. You assistance is requested as a non-Nigerian citizen to assist the Nigerian National Pepper Company, and also the Central SeedBank of Nigeria, in moving these peppers out of Nigeria. If the pepper seeds can be secretly sent to you, you can trade the seeds as directed by the Nigerian National Pepper Company. In exchange for your accommodating services, the Nigerian National Pepper Company would agree to send you additional secret varieties. However, to be a legitimate recipient of these pepper seeds according to Nigerian law, you must presently be a depositor of at least US$100,000 in a Nigerian bank which is regulated by the Central Bank of Nigeria. If it will be possible for you to assist us, we would be most grateful. We suggest that you meet with us in person in Lagos, and that during your visit I introduce you to the representatives of the Nigerian National Pepper Company, as well as with certain officials of the Central SeedBank of Nigeria. Please call me at your earliest convenience at 18-467-4975. Time is of the essence in this matter; very quickly the Nigerian Government will realize that the Central SeedBank is maintaining this variety, and will attempt to selfishly grow them all out and eat them without saving additional seeds. Yours truly, Prince Alyusi Islassis

Hi, yes peppers are very good medicinally. I have over the past 2 years developed a taste for hot peppers and they have had a marked influence on my health. I have sinus issues so i used to get the flu or a cold roughly about every 2 months. I have not been sick at all in the past 2 years since eating hot peppers. I have also heard the claims about cholesterol control, one of my colleages has high collesterol and he tested the theory once, he went for a cholesterol test and the results showed high, then for the next week he had cayenne pepper every day then went for the same test and the level had come down a lot, obviously there are other things that could have affected the results but interesting none the less.