you could try keeping it in a small pot to stunt its growth (pot bound) - also, keep pinching back the sprouts that want to grow taller - you'll end up with a bushier plant. . .or maybe even a bonsai pepper plant. . .B-) Sharen Rund Bloechl Lockheed Martin Enterprise Information Systems Sunnyvale Data Center sharen.rund_bloechl@lmco.com Phone: 408-756-5432 [or] Fax: 408-756-0912 srund@svl.ems.lmco.com LMnet: 8-326-5432 Pager: 408-539-5146 web: http://webpager.lmms.lmco.com/perl/mtrocall.cgi [or] Operator Assist: 1-800-725-5079, pin 408-539-5146 ---------- From: Schoenbacher, Anton[SMTP:Anton.Schoenbacher@wwireless.com] Reply To: Schoenbacher, Anton Sent: Thursday, April 02, 1998 4:41 PM To: chile-heads@globalgarden.com Subject: [CH] small plant IS there a way to keep a plant from growing tall, or does anybody know of a pepper plant that only grows 18 inches tall ?