David C. Yoshiba wrote >Any other lurkers in Japan--hopefully someone either growing chiles >or >with access to chile seeds? To David and others, if you take a look at the FAQ page, there is a list of active chile-heads around the world. If there is not one for your country, there is probably one nearby who can help with seeds etc. <http://easyweb.easynet.co.uk/~gcaselton/chile/faq.html> Graeme. El Grande........WAKEY WAKEY !! What you playing at? You've been told before, don't let the unconverted play with the weather machine. I ask you, what's a devout believer supposed to think?.........late frost wipes out harvest, then 3 weeks of raining every day (up to 1.5 inches at a time), temps around 58F, pouring down yesterday, foggy last night, 72F and sunny today, supposed 80F+ tomorrow and 86F+ Sunday..... Play fair........