Donn, You could always winter-over your 110 DTM pepper. Peppers are perennial! Because Habanero have a 95-100 DTM these are a popular one to winter over where the season is short. The first season only gave me about 6 peppers on 2 plants. The plants are also a slow growing and were started in January 2007 and were barely 5" tall by May. My Golden Habanero plants turned 3 years old this year! I have have a 2 year old Bolivian Rainbow. You can either cut the plants back to about 6" in fall (they leaf back out in 2-3 weeks)making sure to root prune about as much as you take from the top and pot down to save room indoors or leave as is. If you leave as is be sure to adjust them to less light for a few weeks before bringing them in and they will continue to mature fruit in the house. Beware if you do Habanero they go gangbusters in February and take up a large amount of space horizontally! Hab's growth pattern has branches that grow out more than up. Come mid December you can then decide to cut them back (or not) should you bring them in as is. Last year I got lazy and decided to leave them as is in their 5 gal. containers. I cut them back in mid December, however in February they went crazy and by March those plants that were cut back by 1/2 were 2x as big as before they were cut back! Mind you they were still in their 5 gal. containers and roots were never pruned (eek!)...now they need watering entirely too much right now!! This fall I will pot them down again as I did the first fall before coming indoors...it is WAY easier on my back hauling them back forth from the shower!! Yesterday I just pruned them back a little harder, removing all of their flowers and will plant them out in the garden this time after I take back the roots a little before planting out this weekend. All my peppers (including the new plants) have been outdoors now full time for the last few days/nights. March 5th So just thought I'd share that in case you weren't aware you could winter them over :) Vera

Your photos are amazing!!! I bought Tiffany late last year - after seeing your photo, I'm so glad I got it!!! Your Tiffany is exquisite!!! This will be my Paradise's 3rd year. If it doesn't perk up, it's gone. I have NEVER got a rose like your Paradise. Good grief that's gorgeous. Your Gemini is a work of art. Unbelievable. Tiger Stripes and Cherry Parfait look amazing. You really are good at this!! Carol

Thank you! It is very pretty. I really thought I lost it because it didn't rain last year and I neglected it. Jackie, I think I will try to root it before moving it. I haven't had a lot of luck with rooting. I think my rooting powder is old.

Ded, it so stressful as everything is day by day. He needs a back x-ray next Friday, which will involve a transfer van and me jumping through all the hoops to be able to be with him for that. I am grateful though that this is the only reason he has had to be transported somewhere from the residence since he moved there early October. The residence provides mobile hairdressers, foot care people, dentists, optometrists...